PT-2021-15686
CVE-2021-24140
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Published
2021-03-18
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Updated
2021-03-22
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.2
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Ajax Load More WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.3.2
Description:
The issue concerns unvalidated input in the Ajax Load More WordPress plugin, leading to SQL Injection. This occurs in the POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint with the
repeater parameter, specifically when set to ' or sleep(5)# and type set to test.Recommendations:
For versions prior to 5.3.2, update to version 5.3.2 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint until the update is applied.
Avoid using the
repeater parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾