CVE-2021-24461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The get_faqs() function in the FAQ Builder AYS WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

Published: 2021-08-02

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

Ays Pro

FAQ Builder AYS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.3.6`	affected	< 1.3.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:faq_builder:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11373	The get_faqs() function in the FAQ Builder AYS WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00532.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/311974b5-6d6e-4b47-a33d-6d8f468aa528

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ays-pro Faq Builder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-08-02T10:32:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:18.686Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24461

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-02T11:15:09.733

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:07.047

Link: CVE-2021-24461

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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