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WordPress Plugin: wpdatatables: CVE-2021-24200: 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:N/A:N)

Published

Mar 16, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 30, 2026

Description

The wpDataTables – Tables and Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 allows a low privilege authenticated user to perform Boolean-based blind SQL Injection in the table list page on the endpoint /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?actionequal toget_wdtableandtable_idequal to1, on the 'length' HTTP POST parameter. This allows an attacker to access all the data in the database and obtain access to the WordPress application. Please note that this only affects the premium version of the plugin which shares the same slug as the free version.

Solution

wpdatatables-plugin-cve-2021-24200

References

Rapid7 Labs

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