# CVE-2021-24769: Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection

> An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the Permalink Manager Lite plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **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:** 25 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c26p-jh9m-26fm

## What is CVE-2021-24769?

CVE-2021-24769 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Permalink Manager Lite, published on 25 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.13.1 does not validate and escape the orderby parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the Permalink Manager page, leading to a SQL Injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24769?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24769?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24769 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24769 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Permalink Manager Lite

- [CVE-2022-4021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4021/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-37257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37257/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-29092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29092/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-41781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41781/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-4410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4410/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24769 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24769 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Permalink Manager Lite, published on 25 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24769 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Permalink Manager Lite. 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-2021-24769/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24769/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24769
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24769
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24769

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24769/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.