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CVE-2021-24399 (GCVE-0-2021-24399)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-20 10:06 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI
Title
The Sorter <= 1.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection
Summary
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown The Sorter Affected: 1.0 , ≤ 1.0 (custom)
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Credits
Syed Sheeraz Ali of Codevigilant
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