Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-24186

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 05 April 2021

Published
05 April 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0063 70.7th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-24186 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Themeum Tutor Lms. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 29.3% 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

The tutor_answering_quiz_question/get_answer_by_id function pair from the Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution WordPress plugin before 1.8.3 was vulnerable to UNION based SQL injection that could be exploited by students.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

themeum
tutor lms
≤ 1.8.3

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

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

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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