CVE-2021-24786 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04568.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wpchill	Download Monitor

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11698	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

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6571f16-66d2-449e-af83-1c6ddd56edfa

History

Thu, 22 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-01-03T12:49:03.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T18:39:07.594Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24786

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:17.204Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-03T13:15:08.150

Modified: 2025-05-22T19:15:23.933

Link: CVE-2021-24786

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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