WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2021-24731 Modified

Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes: SQL injection

Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes
Plugin slug
pie-register
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 08, 2021
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Nov 08, 2021 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Registration Forms – User profile, Content Restriction, Spam Protection, Payment Gateways, Invitation Codes WordPress plugin before 3.7.1.6 does not properly escape user data before using it in a SQL statement in the wp-json/pie/v1/login REST API endpoint, leading to an SQL injection.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources