Name: CVE-2021-24580: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24580, CWE-89, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00532

The Side Menu Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise user input from the List page in the admin dashboard before using it in SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Side Menu Lite Plugin	—	Update side-menu-lite plugin to version 2.2.6, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jul 27, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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