CVE-2021-24748 Email Before Download < 6.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Authenticated attackers can inject SQL via GET parameters in the Email Before Download plugin, allowing unauthorized database access.
- 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-2021-24748?
CVE-2021-24748 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Email Before Download, published on 29 Nov 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Email Before Download WordPress plugin before 6.8 does not properly validate and escape the order and orderby GET parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to authenticated SQL injection issues
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mandsconsulting Email Before Download.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24748 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-2021-24748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Email Before Download
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfh7-x68m-493m.