CVE-2021-24786: unknown download monitor SQL Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24786 is a high (CVSS 7.2) SQL Injection vulnerability in unknown download monitor. EPSS estimates a 17.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 4.4.5.

Timeline

1. 03-01-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 22-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

• 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.