# CVE-2021-24669: MAZ Loader < 1.3.3 - Contributor+ SQL Injection

> Contributors can perform SQL injection via the loader_id parameter in the MAZ Loader WordPress plugin, allowing unauthorized database access.

- **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:** 8 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xv52-8ff7-g4jf

## What is CVE-2021-24669?

CVE-2021-24669 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown MAZ Loader – Preloader Builder for WordPress, published on 8 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The MAZ Loader – Preloader Builder for WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not validate or escape the loader_id parameter of the mzldr shortcode, which allows 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-2021-24669?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Feataholic Maz Loader.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MAZ Loader – Preloader Builder for WordPress

- [CVE-2021-24668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24668/): MAZ Loader < 1.4.1 - Arbitrary Loader Deletion via CSRF (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24669 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24669 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown MAZ Loader – Preloader Builder for WordPress, published on 8 Nov 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-2021-24669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown MAZ Loader – Preloader Builder for WordPress. 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-2021-24669/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24669/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24669
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24669
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24669

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24669/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.