What is CVE-2021-24786?

CVE-2021-24786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Download Monitor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-24786?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24786 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Wpchill Download Monitor

CVE-2021-24786

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2022-01-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.173 (97.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.173 · newest: 0.173 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpchill Download Monitor
Download Monitor — versions 4.4.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6571f16-66d2-449e-af83-1c6ddd56edfa (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24786?: CVE-2021-24786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpchill Download Monitor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2022-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-24786?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24786 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.