CVE-2021-24755: unknown mycred – points, rewards, gamification, ranks, badges & loyalty plugin SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24755 is a high (CVSS 8.8) SQL Injection vulnerability in unknown mycred – points, rewards, gamification, ranks, badges & loyalty plugin. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 29-11-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.3 does not validate or escape the fields parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by any authenticated user

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.