What is CVE-2021-24465?

CVE-2021-24465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Meowapps Meow Gallery, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-24465?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24465 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Meowapps Meow Gallery

CVE-2021-24465

The Meow Gallery WordPress plugin before 4.1.9 does not sanitise, validate or escape the ids attribute of its gallery shortcode (available for users as low as Contributor) before using it in an SQL statement, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection issue. The injection also allows the returned values to be manipulated in a way that could lead to data disclosure and arbitrary objects to be deserialized.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Meowapps Meow_gallery
Unknown Meow Gallery (+ Block) — versions 4.1.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24465?: CVE-2021-24465 is a high-severity vulnerability in Meowapps Meow Gallery, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-24465?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24465 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.