What is CVE-2021-24753?

CVE-2021-24753 is tracked as a SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish.

Which Rich Reviews by Starfish versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions before 1.9.6.

How should operators remediate CVE-2021-24753?

Update to 1.9.6 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2021-24753

Rich Reviews by Starfish <= 1.9.5 - SQL Injection

The Rich Reviews by Starfish WordPress plugin before 1.9.6 does not properly validate the orderby GET parameter of the pending reviews page before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24753 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish. It affects Versions before 1.9.6 and is fixed in 1.9.6.

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Published

Nov 29, 2021

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

rich-reviews

Risk Profile

8.8 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Vector

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

Researchers

bl4derunner

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 1.9.6, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24753 is tracked for the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions before 1.9.6. Update Rich Reviews by Starfish to 1.9.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

SQL Injection

Primary Fixed Version

1.9.6

Primary Affected Range

Versions before 1.9.6

Tracking ID

CVE-2021-24753

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1625a77d-bbca-4d18-ae6f-03030ac51d5b?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	rich-reviews View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2021-24753
Patched Versions	1.9.6
Affected Versions	Versions before 1.9.6

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