CVE-2021-24506 Slider Hero < 8.2.7 - Contributor+ SQL Injection
Contributors can perform SQL injection via the hero-button shortcode id attribute in the Slider Hero WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24506?
CVE-2021-24506 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker, published on 23 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not sanitise or escape the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform SQL injection.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Slider Hero.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2021-24506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h5h-7rmg-7673.