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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2021-24949 json

The Plus Addons for Elementor Pro < 5.0.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

published 2022-01-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11861

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The "WP Search Filters" widget of The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro WordPress plugin before 5.0.7 does not sanitise and escape the option parameter before using it in a SQL statement, which could lead to SQL injection

Patch / fix

  • posimyth the_plus_addons_for_elementor 5.0.7

Exploit prediction

1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9d7f8ba8-a5d5-4ec3-a48f-5cd4b115e8d5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Unknown The Plus Addons for Elementor - Pro

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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