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

EPSS: 0.051 (91.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Draftpress Header_footer_code_manager
Unknown Header Footer Code Manager — versions 1.1.14

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-2021-24791?: 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.