VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24551
The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- edit comments project/edit comments
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-edit-comments/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e62fb8db-384f-4384-ad24-e10eb9058ed5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-edit-comments/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e62fb8db-384f-4384-ad24-e10eb9058ed5Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.