CVE-2021-24151Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level database disclosure via unprepared settings query

Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Jun 20, 2025

Blind SQL injection in Benjamin Rojas WP Editor before 1.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to read WordPress database data. The settings-save AJAX handler accepts arbitrary setting fields and places insufficiently escaped values into an unprepared SQL query, enabling time-based injection. Exploitation requires WordPress administrator privileges and a valid settings nonce; successful queries can extract sensitive database information.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.77%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Blind SQL injection in Benjamin Rojas WP Editor before 1.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to read WordPress database data. The settings-save AJAX handler accepts arbitrary setting fields and places insufficiently escaped values into an unprepared SQL query, enabling time-based injection. Exploitation requires WordPress administrator privileges and a valid settings nonce; successful queries can extract sensitive database information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-24151
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Updated
Jun 20, 2025
Vendor
Benjamin Rojas
Product
WP Editor
Classifications
CWE-89, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Benjamin Rojas · WP Editorversion=0 <1.2.7

Published CVSS scores

7.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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