Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability Affects Post Grid Plugin
CVE-2021-4450

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Post Grid And Gutenberg Blocks
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 October 2024

What is CVE-2021-4450?

The Post Grid plugin for WordPress is susceptible to blind SQL injection due to inadequate escaping of user-supplied parameters and incomplete preparation of the SQL queries. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this vulnerability by injecting additional SQL commands into existing queries. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access and extraction of sensitive information from the database, posing significant security risks.

Affected Version(s)

Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks * < 2.1.13

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2644269

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland
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CVE-2021-4450 : Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability Affects Post Grid Plugin