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CVE-2021-24400: Display users <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Edit Role functionality in the Display Users WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 had an `id` parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

Affected products

• Display Users: through 2.0.0

References

• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-wp-display-users/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/614cf338-c8cf-4570-ae83-4f79cbdcc9d5
• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-wp-display-users/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/614cf338-c8cf-4570-ae83-4f79cbdcc9d5

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