CVE-2021-24396 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A pageid GET parameter of the GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.3 is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

Published: 2021-09-20

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.3`	affected	≤ 1.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bestiaweb:gseor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11308	A pageid GET parameter of the GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.3 is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01516.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-gseor/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28687291-2369-49e0-8905-dc4359454830

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Bestiaweb Gseor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-09-20T10:05:58.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.858Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24396

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-20T10:15:07.747

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:57.500

Link: CVE-2021-24396

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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