# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h5h-7rmg-7673

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2022-3074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3074/): Slider Hero < 8.4.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-4424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4424/): Slider Hero <= 8.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24506/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.