CVE-2021-24143: AccessPress Social Icons < 1.8.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Unvalidated input in the AccessPress Social Icons plugin, versions before 1.8.1, did not sanitise its widget attribute, allowing accounts with post permission, such as author, to perform SQL injections.

Affected products

AccessPress Themes AccessPress Social Icons: before 1.8.1 — fixed in 1.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AccessPress Themes AccessPress Social Icons 1.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02c5e10c-1ac7-447e-8ae5-b6d251be750b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02c5e10c-1ac7-447e-8ae5-b6d251be750b

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