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CVE-2021-24340

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-24340 is a critical blind SQL injection vulnerability affecting the WP Statistics WordPress plugin prior to version 13.0.8. This flaw allowed unauthenticated attackers to exploit improper SQL sanitization and access an administrator-only page, leading to potential data exfiltration. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating significant exploitability, it presents a severe risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public Nuclei templates exist for exploitation, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness among threat actors.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 13.0.8, < 13.0.8CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:veronalabs:wp_statistics:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
< 13.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:veronalabs:wp_statistics:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
29.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-24340 · May 31, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2978 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wpscan.com / vulnerability/d2970cfb-0aa9-4516-9a4b-32971f41a19c
ExploitThird Party Advisory
wordfence.com / blog/2021/05/over-600000-sites-impacted-by-wp-statistics-patch
ExploitThird Party Advisory