CVE-2021-24786

Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection

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Published Jan 3, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 17.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Download Monitor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.4.5`	affected	< 4.4.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11698	The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 17.3% (17.348% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6571f16-66d2-449e-af83-1c6ddd56edfa

History

May 22, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpchill Download Monitor

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 22, 2025, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 3, 2022, 12:49 PM
Updated: May 22, 2025, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:42 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:42 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 3, 2022, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

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