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CVE-2021-24463: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Image Slider by Ays - Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin before version 2.5.0 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-24463). The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on June 29, 2021, and was fixed in version 2.5.0 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the getsliders() function which failed to properly validate or whitelist the 'orderby' parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the getresults() database calls. This creates a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin dashboard. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.6 (High) and is classified as CWE-89: SQL Injection under OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection (WPScan).

Impact

An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform SQL injection attacks against the WordPress database, potentially allowing them to view, modify, or delete database contents. The attack requires authentication to the WordPress admin dashboard (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to version 2.5.0 or later of the Image Slider by Ays plugin which contains a fix for this vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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