What is CVE-2021-24143?

CVE-2021-24143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accesspressthemes Accesspress Social Icons, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-24143?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24143 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Accesspressthemes Accesspress Social Icons

CVE-2021-24143

Unvalidated input in the AccessPress Social Icons plugin, versions before 1.8.1, did not sanitise its widget attribute, allowing accounts with post permission, such as author, to perform SQL injections.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Accesspressthemes Accesspress Social Icons
Accesspress Social Icons — versions 1.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/02c5e10c-1ac7-447e-8ae5-b6d251be750b (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24143?: CVE-2021-24143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Accesspressthemes Accesspress Social Icons, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-24143?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24143 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.