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WordPress Plugin: accesspress-social-icons: CVE-2021-24143: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Nov 2, 2020

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

May 4, 2026

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.

Solution

accesspress-social-icons-plugin-cve-2021-24143

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24143
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f082ff4a-2adb-461e-875a-b3701cfea074?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11057
CVE-2021-24143
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24143
CWE-89
EUVD-EUVD-2021-11057

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