CVE-2021-24340

HIGH NUCLEI

WP Statistics < 13.0.8 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via Improper Query Preparation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-24340 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.0.8 relied on using the WordPress esc_sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes and did not first prepare the query. Additionally, the page, which should have been accessible to administrator only, was also available to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress Statistics <13.0.8 - Blind SQL Injection
HIGHby lotusdll,j4vaovo
Shodan: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/wp-statistics/
FOFA: body=/wp-content/plugins/wp-statistics/

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2970cfb-0aa9-4516-9a4b-32971f41a19c

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.2693
EPSS Percentile 97.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
veronalabs/wp_statistics < 13.0.8
Published Jun 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026