CVE-2021-24626 Chameleon CSS <= 1.2 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
Authenticated subscribers can exploit SQL injection in the Chameleon CSS WordPress plugin to read or modify database contents via unsanitized AJAX parameters.
- 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-2021-24626?
CVE-2021-24626 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Chameleon CSS, published on 8 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Chameleon CSS WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have any CSRF and capability checks in all its AJAX calls, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber to call them and perform unauthorised actions. One of AJAX call, remove_css, also does not sanitise or escape the css_id POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24626?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chameleon Css Project Chameleon Css.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24626?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24626 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-2021-24626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55v2-rhxp-258p.