CVE-2021-24865Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator SQL injection via unvalidated sort parameters

Published Jan 24, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

SQL injection in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended before 0.8.8.7 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. The acfe-options administration page inserts the order and orderby query parameters into a SQL statement without validation. Administrator access is required; crafted sort values can read or modify data accessible to the WordPress database account.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended before 0.8.8.7 allows remote authenticated users to alter database queries. The acfe-options administration page inserts the order and orderby query parameters into a SQL statement without validation. Administrator access is required; crafted sort values can read or modify data accessible to the WordPress database account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-24865
Published
Jan 24, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Konrad Chmielewski
Product
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
Classifications
CWE-89
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 24, 2022CVE 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=0.8.8.7 <0.8.8.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Konrad Chmielewski · Advanced Custom Fields: Extendedversion=0.8.8.7 <0.8.8.7

Published CVSS scores

7.2INCIBE-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5INCIBE-CERTAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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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