CVE-2021-24399
The Sorter <= 1.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an area_id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
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
7.2
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an area_id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
- Record
CVE-2021-24399- 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 No score
The Sorter <= 1.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an area_id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
- Record
CVE-2021-24399- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11311 No score
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an area_id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11311- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg3h-mxmj-rvc4 No score
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter...
The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an area_id parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
- Record
GHSA-pg3h-mxmj-rvc4- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24399 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ombu The Sorter, published September 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.