CVE-2021-24931

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Wordpress Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking sccp_id Unauthenticated SQLi

Title source: metasploit
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-24931 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Ron Jost, h00die, Hacker5preme (Ron Jost), Krzysztof Zając (kazet), including a Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqli. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking' before version 2.8.2. It leverages the 'sccp_id' parameter in the 'ays_sccp_results_export_file' AJAX action to inject malicious SQL queries using sqlmap.

Description

The Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 does not escape the sccp_id parameter of the ays_sccp_results_export_file AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ron Jost · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50733

This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking' before version 2.8.2. It leverages the 'sccp_id' parameter in the 'ays_sccp_results_export_file' AJAX action to inject malicious SQL queries using sqlmap.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Plugin Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking < 2.8.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target WordPress site with vulnerable plugin installed · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
by h00die, Hacker5preme (Ron Jost), Krzysztof Zając (kazet) · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqli.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress Secure Copy Content Protection plugin (CVE-2021-24931) via the `sccp_id[]` parameter to dump usernames and password hashes from the `wp_users` table.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking plugin < 2.8.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running a vulnerable version of the plugin · WordPress installation must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking <2.8.2 - SQL Injection
CRITICALVERIFIEDby theamanrawat

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7216
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2023-11-22
CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
ays-pro/secure_copy_content_protection_and_content_locking < 2.8.2
Published Dec 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026