Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-24521

HighPublic PoC

Published: 09 August 2021

Published
09 August 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0078 74.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-24521 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wow-Estore Side Menu. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 25.9% 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 Side Menu Lite – add sticky fixed buttons WordPress plugin before 2.2.1 does not properly sanitize input values from the browser when building an SQL statement. Users with the administrator role or permission to manage this plugin could perform…

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an SQL Injection attack.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

wow-estore
side menu
≤ 2.2.1

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.

References