Wp Display Users
CVE-2021-24400
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
The Edit Role functionality in the Display Users WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 had an id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
AnalysisAI
The Edit Role functionality in the Display Users WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 had an id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the database. The Edit Role functionality in the Display Users WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 had an id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection. Affected products include: Wp-Display-Users Project Wp-Display-Users. Version information: through 2.0.0.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized queries/prepared statements. Never concatenate user input into SQL. Apply least-privilege database permissions.
Same weakness CWE-89 – SQL Injection
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