SQL injection in WP Statistics - CVE-2021-24340
Published: May 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53400
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24340
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VeronaLabs
Affected software:
WP Statistics
WP Statistics
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "ID" and "type" input parameters in "esc_sql" function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and extract sensitive data from the site, such as user emails, password hashes, encryption keys and salts.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24340
Install updates from vendor's website.