CVE-2021-24786
Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
- Record
CVE-2021-24786- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
- Record
CVE-2021-24786- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11698
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
- Record
EUVD-2021-11698- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgj6-2p43-6fvx
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the ...
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue
- Record
GHSA-xgj6-2p43-6fvx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wordpress Plugin Download Monitor WordPress V 4.4.4 - SQL Injection (Authenticated) | 2022-02-02 |
| Nuclei | Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - SQL Injection |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24786 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Unknown Download Monitor, published January 3, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.