Edit Comments <= 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24551
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published July 24, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Shreya Pohekar
Description

The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug edit-comments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 0.3
Patched Version
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