CVE-2021-24492
The hndtst_action_instance_callback AJAX call of the Handsome Testimonials & Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.1.1, available to any authenticated users, does not sanitise, validate or escape the hndtst_previewShortcodeInstanceId POST parameter before…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The hndtst_action_instance_callback AJAX call of the Handsome Testimonials & Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.1.1, available to any authenticated users, does not sanitise, validate or escape the hndtst_previewShortcodeInstanceId POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.60% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- handsome testimonials \& reviews project/handsome testimonials \& reviews
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-handsome-testimonials/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/42760007-0e59-4d45-8d64-86bc0b8daceaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-handsome-testimonials/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/42760007-0e59-4d45-8d64-86bc0b8daceaExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.