CVE-2021-24877 MainWP Child < 4.1.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
High-privilege users can exploit SQL injection in MainWP Child plugin when WP Time Capsule is installed, allowing unauthorized database access.
- 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-2021-24877?
CVE-2021-24877 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown MainWP Child - Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard, published on 23 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 4.1.8 does not validate the orderby and order parameter before using them in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin when the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin is installed
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24877?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mainwp Mainwp Child.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24877 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-2021-24877 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24877 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MainWP Child - Securely connects sites to the MainWP WordPress Manager Dashboard
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq58-mjxh-8fp7.