# CVE-2021-25045: Asgaros Forum < 1.15.15 - Admin+ SQL Injection via forum_id

> An attacker with admin privileges can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the forum_id parameter in the Asgaros Forum plugin.

- **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:** 24 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4j5-9jfg-qj9h

## What is CVE-2021-25045?

CVE-2021-25045 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Asgaros Forum, published on 24 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Asgaros Forum WordPress plugin before 1.15.15 does not validate or escape the forum_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement when editing a forum, leading to an SQL injection issue

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25045?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Asgaros Asgaros Forum.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Asgaros Forum

- [CVE-2023-5604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5604/): Asgaros Forum < 2.7.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-24827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24827/): Asgaros Forum < 1.15.13 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-0411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0411/): Asgaros Forum < 2.0.0 - Subscriber+ Blind SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-22284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22284/): WordPress Asgaros Forum Plugin <= 2.7.2 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2022-41608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41608/): WordPress Asgaros Forum Plugin <= 2.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25045 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Asgaros Forum, published on 24 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Asgaros Forum. 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-2021-25045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25045

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25045/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.