CVE-2021-24138: AdRotate < 5.8.4 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Unvalidated input in the AdRotate WordPress plugin, versions before 5.8.4, leads to Authenticated SQL injection via param "id". This requires an admin privileged user.

Affected products

AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads: before 5.8.4 — fixed in 5.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AdRotate – Ad manager & AdSense Ads 5.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aafac655-3616-4b27-9d0f-1cbc2faf0151
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aafac655-3616-4b27-9d0f-1cbc2faf0151

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