CVE-2021-24463: Image Slider by Ays - Responsive Slider and Carousel < 2.5.0 - Authenticated Blind SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-08-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The get_sliders() function in the Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 did not use whitelist or validate the orderby parameter before using it in SQL statements passed to the get_results() DB calls, leading to SQL injection issues in the admin dashboard

Affected products

Ays Pro Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel: before 2.5.0 — fixed in 2.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ays Pro Image Slider by Ays- Responsive Slider and Carousel 2.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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