CVE-2021-25076 in the critical feed json
WP User Frontend < 3.5.26 - SQL Injection to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-01-24 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11988
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.3%
- EPSS 17.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The WP User Frontend WordPress plugin before 3.5.26 does not validate and escape the status parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the Subscribers dashboard, leading to an SQL injection. Due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, this could also lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Patch / fix
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-50772)
Exploit prediction
17.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-50772 WordPress Plugin WP User Frontend 3.5.25 - SQLi (Authenticated) webapps, 2022-02-21
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6d3eeba6-5560-4380-a6e9-f008a9112ac6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166071/WordPress-WP-User-Frontend-3.5.25-SQL-Injection.html 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 WP User Frontend – Membership, Profile, Registration & Post Submission Plugin for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2648715
patch, third-party-advisory
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wpscan.com
/vulnerability/6d3eeba6-5560-4380-a6e9-f008a9112ac6
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/166071/WordPress-WP-User-Frontend-3.5.25-SQL-Injection.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25076
- NVD CVE-2021-25076
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