High severity · published Jan 3, 2022
CVE-2021-24786
Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection
7.2
CVSS
17.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)17.3% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DM
Download Monitor ·
4.4.5 before 4.4.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24786
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24786
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6571f16-66d2-449e-af83-1c6ddd56edfa
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