CVE-2021-26754 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

wpDataTables before 3.4.1 mishandles order direction for server-side tables, aka admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable order[0][dir] SQL injection.

Published: 2021-02-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.6% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpdatatables:wpdatatables:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-13541	wpDataTables before 3.4.1 mishandles order direction for server-side tables, aka admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable order[0][dir] SQL injection.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04615.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-i/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdatatables/#developers
https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpdatatables Wpdatatables

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-07T23:31:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:33:40.866Z

Reserved: 2021-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26754

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-08T00:15:12.337

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:43:46.487

Link: CVE-2021-26754

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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