Comment Highlighter <= 0.13 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2021-24393
CVSS	High (7.2)
Publicly Published	July 23, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Syed Sheeraz Ali

Description

A c GET parameter of the Comment Highlighter WordPress plugin through 0.13 is not properly sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	comment-highlighter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 0.13
Patched Version

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