Email Before Download < 6.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection

published 2021-11-29 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11660

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

mandsconsulting email_before_download 6.8

Exploit prediction

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8625b84-337d-4c4d-a698-73e59d1f8ee1 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Unknown Email Before Download

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/a8625b84-337d-4c4d-a698-73e59d1f8ee1
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-24748
NVD CVE-2021-24748

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Summary