CVE-2021-24551

critical

Description

The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e62fb8db-384f-4384-ad24-e10eb9058ed5

https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-edit-comments/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00546