Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress < 1.0.9 - SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24858
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published December 27, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Shreya Pohekar
Description

The Cookie Notification Plugin for WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not sanitise or escape the id GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, when retrieving the setting to edit in the admin dashboard, leading to an authenticated SQL Injection

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-cookie-user-info (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.9
Patched Version
  • 1.0.9
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