vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: availability-calendar: CVE-2021-24606: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 4, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Availability Calendar WordPress plugin before 1.2.1 does not escape the category attribute from its shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue, which can be exploited by any user able to add shortcode to posts/pages, such as contributor+
Solution
availability-calendar-plugin-cve-2021-24606
References
Rapid7 Labs
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