Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-24777

HighPublic PoC

Published: 07 March 2022

Published
07 March 2022
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 0.0057 69.0th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-24777 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Hotscot Contact Form. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 31.0% 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 view submission functionality in the Hotscot Contact Form WordPress plugin before 1.3 makes a get request with the sub_id parameter which not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

hotscot
contact form
≤ 1.3

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.

References