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CVE-2021-24748

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—

The Email Before Download WordPress plugin before 6.8 does not properly validate and escape the order and orderby GET parameters before using them in SQL statements, leading to authenticated SQL injection issues

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Mandsconsulting — Email Before Download

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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