CVE-2021-24462 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2021-24462

Photo Gallery by Ays - Responsive Image Gallery < 4.4.4 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injections

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

The get_gallery_categories() and get_galleries() functions in the Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery WordPress plugin before 4.4.4 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

To Quang Duong

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e24dac6d-de48-42c1-bdde-4a45fb331376

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Affected Vendor

Ays Pro

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Affected Software

Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery

Vulnerable Versions:

4.4.4

Timeline

Official Publish: August 2nd, 2021

Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1213.006 Databases

T1485 Data Destruction