SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24606

The Availability Calendar WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not escape the category attribute from its shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue, which can be exploited by any user able to add shortcode to…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Availability Calendar WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not escape the category attribute from its shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue, which can be exploited by any user able to add shortcode to posts/pages, such as contributor+

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
1.33% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
offshorewebmaster/availability calendar
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.