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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24846
CVE-2021-24846:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2021-24846 affects the Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status WordPress plugin versions below 1.9.7. This SQL injection vulnerability was discovered and reported by ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University on November 22, 2021 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the getquery() function of the plugin, which is accessed through the niwoocosajax AJAX action. The function fails to properly sanitize the sort parameter before using it in a SQL statement. The vulnerability has been classified as SQL Injection (SQLI) under OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection and CWE-89, with a CVSS score of 7.7 (High) (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows any authenticated user, including those with subscriber-level access, to perform SQL injection attacks against the affected WordPress installation. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to or manipulation of the database (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.9.7 of the Ni WooCommerce Custom Order Status plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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