CVE-2021-24340 in veronalabs wp statistics
LogPulse has a published detection rule for this CVE: it raises a notable when someone tries to exploit it.
What the vulnerability is
The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.0.8 relied on using the WordPress esc_sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes and did not first prepare the query. Additionally, the page, which should have been accessible to administrator only, was also available to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.
Affected software: veronalabs wp statistics
Scores
- CVSS: 7.5 (high)
- EPSS: 29.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
- CISA KEV: Not listed
- Published: 2021-06-07
What LogPulse has for it
- Detection rule: Yes, published
- Agent check (vulnerable version): No
- Mitigation: No
Source data: NIST NVD, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. LogPulse processes new CVEs every hour.
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