CVE-2024-51715

High

Published: 07 January 2025

Published

07 January 2025

Modified

23 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0043 62.8th percentile

Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-51715 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Flowdee Clickwhale. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 37.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs using defined tools and procedures, directly preventing blind SQL injection by neutralizing special elements in SQL commands.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

SI-2 ensures identification, reporting, and timely correction of system flaws, directly mitigating this specific SQL injection vulnerability in ClickWhale versions <=2.4.1.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match

preventdetect

RA-5 mandates vulnerability scanning and remediation, enabling detection and patching of SQL injection flaws like CVE-2024-51715 in the ClickWhale plugin.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1213.006 Databases Collection

Adversaries may leverage databases to mine valuable information.

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Why these techniques?

Direct remote exploitation of public-facing WordPress plugin via SQLi (T1190) enabling database data extraction (T1213.006).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in ClickWhale ClickWhale clickwhale allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects ClickWhale: from n/a through <= 2.4.1.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-51715 is an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability that enables Blind SQL Injection in the ClickWhale WordPress plugin. This flaw affects ClickWhale versions from n/a through 2.4.1 and is associated with CWE-89.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L), indicating it can be exploited remotely by low-privileged users with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high confidentiality impact by extracting sensitive data from the database, with a changed scope, no integrity impact, and low availability impact.

The Patchstack advisory provides details on this SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress ClickWhale plugin version 2.4.1: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/clickwhale/vulnerability/wordpress-clickwhale-plugin-2-4-1-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.