CVE-2021-24844 Affiliate Manager < 2.8.7 - Admin+ SQL injection
An authenticated admin can exploit SQL injection in the Affiliates Manager plugin to read or modify database contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24844?
CVE-2021-24844 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Affiliates Manager, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not validate the orderby parameter before using it in an SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to an SQL Injection issue
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpaffiliatemanager Affiliates Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24844 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-2021-24844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Affiliates Manager
- CVE-2019-15868 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2022-2798 Affiliates Manager < 2.9.14 - Affiliate CSV Injection
- CVE-2021-25078 Affiliates Manager < 2.9.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-28986 WordPress Affiliates Manager Plugin <= 2.9.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2023-52148 WordPress Affiliates Manager Plugin <= 2.9.30 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcf4-w72w-52p8.