CVE-2021-24959 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Email Users WordPress plugin through 1.7.6 does not escape the data_raw parameter in the weu_selected_users_1 AJAX action, available to any authenticated users, allowing them to perform SQL injection attacks.

Published: 2022-03-14

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Email Users

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.7.6`	affected	≤ 1.7.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:techspawn:wp-email-users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02249.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0471d2e2-e759-468f-becd-0b062f00b435

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Techspawn Wp-email-users

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-03-14T14:41:05.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:13.934Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24959

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-14T15:15:08.710

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:11.977

Link: CVE-2021-24959

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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