What is CVE-2021-24138?

CVE-2021-24138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ajdg Adrotate, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-24138?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24138 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Ajdg Adrotate

CVE-2021-24138

Unvalidated input in the AdRotate WordPress plugin, versions before 5.8.4, leads to Authenticated SQL injection via param "id". This requires an admin privileged user.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-03-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ajdg Adrotate
Adrotate — versions 5.8.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/aafac655-3616-4b27-9d0f-1cbc2faf0151 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24138?: CVE-2021-24138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ajdg Adrotate, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-24138?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24138 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.