CVE-2021-24748Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level SQL injection via unescaped sorting parameters

Published Nov 29, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

SQL injection in Email Before Download before 6.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute injected database expressions. The plugin inserts the order and orderby GET parameters from its administrative link-list page into SQL statements without validation or escaping. An administrator session is required; the published proof of concept uses time-delay expressions to demonstrate database-query control.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Email Before Download before 6.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to execute injected database expressions. The plugin inserts the order and orderby GET parameters from its administrative link-list page into SQL statements without validation or escaping. An administrator session is required; the published proof of concept uses time-delay expressions to demonstrate database-query control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-24748
Published
Nov 29, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Ashok Aggarwal
Product
Email Before Download
Classifications
CWE-89
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 29, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.8 <6.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ashok Aggarwal · Email Before Downloadversion=6.8 <6.8

Published CVSS scores

7.2Wordfence IntelligenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
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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')

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