AccessPress Social Icons <= 1.8.0 - Author+ SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24143
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published November 2, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Nguyen Van Khanh
Description

Unvalidated input in the AccessPress Social Icons plugin, versions before 1.8.1, did not sanitise its widget attribute, allowing accounts with post permission, such as author, to perform SQL injections.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug accesspress-social-icons (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8.1
Patched Version
  • 1.8.1
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