8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-24959
WordPress Email Users SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

The WP Email Users WordPress plugin through 1.7.6 does not escape the data_raw parameter in the weu_selected_users_1 AJAX action, available to any authenticated users, allowing them to perform SQL injection attacks.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 20, 2022, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-24959 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24959 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Techspawn wp-email-users
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0471d2e2-e759-468f-becd-0b062f00b435 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

WP Email Users <= 1.7.6 - SQL Injection

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 23, 2024, 1:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24959 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0471d2e2-e759-468f-becd-0b062f00b435 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0471d2e2-e759-468f-becd-0b062f00b435 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:techspawn:wp-email-users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.02%

score

0.36765

percentile

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