CVE-2021-24727 Block and Stop Bad Bots < 6.60 - Authenticated SQL Injections
Authenticated attackers can inject SQL via admin dashboard parameters in the StopBadBots WordPress plugin, potentially reading 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-2021-24727?
CVE-2021-24727 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots, published on 13 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The StopBadBots WordPress plugin before 6.60 did not validate or escape the order and orderby GET parameter in some of its admin dashboard pages, leading to Authenticated SQL Injections
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24727?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Billminozzi Stop Bad Bots.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24727?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24727 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-2021-24727 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24727 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Block and Stop Bad Bots Crawlers and Spiders and Anti Spam Protection Plugin StopBadBots
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68gc-6j2c-jr3m.