CVE-2021-24631 Unlimited PopUps <= 4.5.3 - Author+ SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers with editor privileges can exploit SQL injection in the Unlimited PopUps plugin to read or modify database contents.
- 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-2021-24631?
CVE-2021-24631 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Unlimited PopUps, published on 8 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Unlimited PopUps WordPress plugin through 4.5.3 does not sanitise or escape the did GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, available to users as low as editor, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24631?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Unlimited Popups Project Unlimited Popups.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24631 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-2021-24631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgj7-47qp-p88h.