What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24829?

CVE-2021-24829 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2021-24829?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2021-24829. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.3%.

Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics CVE-2021-24829

HIGH

SQL Injection (CWE-89)

2021-11-08 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress SQLi Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 08, 2021 - 18:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 3.9 does not validate and escape user input passed to the today_traffic_index AJAX action (available to any authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection issue

AnalysisAI

The Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 3.9 does not validate and escape user input passed to the today_traffic_index AJAX action (available to any authenticated users). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), 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 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics WordPress plugin before 3.9 does not validate and escape user input passed to the today_traffic_index AJAX action (available to any authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection issue Affected products include: Wp-Buy Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics. Version information: before 3.9.

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.