CVE-2021-24877

HIGH
Published Nov 23, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.2 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 23, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The MainWP Child WordPress plugin before 4.1.8 does not validate the orderby and order parameter before using them in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by high privilege users such as admin when the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin is installed

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

VendorProductVersionRange
mainwpmainwp_child* <4.1.8

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b09fe120-ab9b-44f2-b50d-3b4b299d6d15
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.