WP Email Users <= 1.7.6 - SQL Injection

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

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

CVE	CVE-2021-24959
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	January 31, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Krzysztof Zając

Description

The WP Email Users WordPress plugin through 1.7.6 does not escape the data_raw parameter in the weu_selected_users_1 AJAX action, available to any authenticated users, allowing them to perform SQL injection attacks.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	wp-email-users (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.7.6
Patched Version

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