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CVE-2021-24551: Edit Comments <= 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-08-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue

Affected products

• Edit Comments: through 0.3

References

• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-edit-comments/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e62fb8db-384f-4384-ad24-e10eb9058ed5
• https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-edit-comments/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e62fb8db-384f-4384-ad24-e10eb9058ed5

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