CVE-2021-24580 Side Menu Lite < 2.2.6 - Authenticated SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers can exploit unsanitized input in the admin dashboard to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially accessing or modifying database content.
- 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-2021-24580?
CVE-2021-24580 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Side Menu Lite - add sticky fixed buttons, published on 30 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24580?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wow-Estore Side Menu.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24580?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24580 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-2021-24580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Side Menu Lite - add sticky fixed buttons
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mxj-pg8q-6c2c.