CVE-2021-24463 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting the Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin prior to version 2.5.0. The flaw stems from the get_sliders() function failing to properly validate the 'orderby' parameter before its use in SQL statements, allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL queries. With a CVSS score of 8.8, successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ays-pro:image_slider:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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