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CVE-2021-24337: Video Embed <= 1.0 - Authenticated (subscriber+) SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The id GET parameter of one of the Video Embed WordPress plugin through 1.0's page (available via forced browsing) is not sanitised, validated or escaped before being used in a SQL statement, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to perform SQL injection.

Affected products

• Video Embed: through 1.0

References

• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-video-embed-box/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8fd8dd4-5b5e-462e-8dae-065d5e2d003a
• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-video-embed-box/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a8fd8dd4-5b5e-462e-8dae-065d5e2d003a

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