# CVE-2021-24753: Rich Reviews by Starfish < 1.9.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Rich Reviews plugin to read or modify database contents via the orderby parameter.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rg5r-5ppf-cg7q

## What is CVE-2021-24753?

CVE-2021-24753 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Rich Reviews by Starfish, published on 27 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Rich Reviews by Starfish WordPress plugin before 1.9.6 does not properly validate the orderby GET parameter of the pending reviews page before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24753?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Starfish Rich Review.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Rich Reviews by Starfish

- [CVE-2019-25216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25216/): Rich Reviews <= 1.7.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-36861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36861/): WordPress Rich Reviews by Starfish plugin <= 1.9.14 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24753 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Rich Reviews by Starfish, published on 27 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Rich Reviews by Starfish. 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-2021-24753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.