What is CVE-2021-24791?

CVE-2021-24791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Draftpress Header Footer Code Manager, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-24791?

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

Is CVE-2021-24791 known to be exploited?

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

SQL Injection in Draftpress Header Footer Code Manager

CVE-2021-24791

The Header Footer Code Manager WordPress plugin before 1.1.14 does not validate and escape the "orderby" and "order" request parameters before using them in a SQL statement when viewing the Snippets admin dashboard, leading to SQL injections

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2021-11-08 · 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: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Draftpress Header Footer Code Manager
Header Footer Code Manager — versions 1.1.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/d55caa9b-d50f-4c13-bc69-dc475641735f (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24791?: CVE-2021-24791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Draftpress Header Footer Code Manager, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-24791?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24791 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.