CVE-2021-24399

HIGH

Published Sep 20, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

7.2 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Sep 20, 2021 4y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.2

Exploitability

1.2

Impact

5.9

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status

Public Exploit Known

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
ombu	the_sorter	*	≤1.0

References 2

codevigilant.com https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-the-sorter/

ExploitThird Party Advisory
wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7af0795-f111-4acc-9b1e-63cae5862f8b

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.