WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2021-24506 Modified

Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker: SQL injection

Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker 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 8.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker
Plugin slug
slider-hero
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Aug 23, 2021 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker 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 Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not sanitise or escape the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform SQL injection.

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

Primary and upstream sources