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CVE-2021-24858:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-24858 is a SQL injection vulnerability discovered in the Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress versions before 1.0.9. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 27, 2021, and affects the plugin's admin dashboard functionality (WPScan, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize or escape the 'id' GET parameter when retrieving settings to edit in the admin dashboard. This leads to an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the underlying database, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of database contents, or compromise of the WordPress installation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.0.9 of the Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress. 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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