# CVE-2021-24949: The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the WP Search Filters widget to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3v5-vxq9-f53h

## What is CVE-2021-24949?

CVE-2021-24949 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The "WP Search Filters" widget of The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro WordPress plugin before 5.0.7 does not sanitise and escape the option parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which could lead to SQL injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Posimyth the Plus Addons for Elementor.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro

- [CVE-2021-24175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24175/): The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder < 4.1.7 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5455/): Path traversal in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-4331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4331/): Privilege escalation in The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Pro (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47178/): WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro plugin <= 5.2.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-24948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24948/): The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Sensitive Data Disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24949 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro, published on 10 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro. 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-2021-24949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.