CVE-2021-24877

MainWP Child <= 4.1.7.1 - SQL Injection via orderby, order Parameters

highImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
7.2
CVSS Score
7.2
CVSS Score
high
Severity
4.1.8
Patched in
820d
Time to patch

Description

The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 4.1.8 does not validate the orderby and order parameter before using them in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin when the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin is installed

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<4.1.8
PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginmainwp-child

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