Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-24138

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 18 March 2021

Published
18 March 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0087 75.6th percentile
Risk Priority 12 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-24138 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Ajdg Adrotate. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 24.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Unvalidated input in the AdRotate WordPress plugin, versions before 5.8.4, leads to Authenticated SQL injection via param "id". This requires an admin privileged user.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ajdg
adrotate
≤ 5.8.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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