CVE-2021-24399 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter which 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

The Sorter

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0`	affected	≤ 1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ombu:the_sorter:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11311	The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter which 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-the-sorter/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7af0795-f111-4acc-9b1e-63cae5862f8b

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ombu The Sorter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-09-20T10:06:03.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.861Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24399

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-20T10:15:07.990

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:57.800

Link: CVE-2021-24399

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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