What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24507?

CVE-2021-24507 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 11.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-24507?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-24507. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 11.0%.

Astra CVE-2021-24507

CRITICAL

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2021-08-09 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress SQLi Astra

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 09, 2021 - 10:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

The Astra Pro Addon WordPress plugin before 3.5.2 did not properly sanitise or escape some of the POST parameters from the astra_pagination_infinite and astra_shop_pagination_infinite AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated user) before using them in SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection issues

AnalysisAI

The Astra Pro Addon WordPress plugin before 3.5.2 did not properly sanitise or escape some of the POST parameters from the astra_pagination_infinite and astra_shop_pagination_infinite AJAX action. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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 Astra Pro Addon WordPress plugin before 3.5.2 did not properly sanitise or escape some of the POST parameters from the astra_pagination_infinite and astra_shop_pagination_infinite AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated user) before using them in SQL statement, leading to an SQL Injection issues Affected products include: Brainstormforce Astra. Version information: before 3.5.2.

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.