CVE-2021-24769: Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2021-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.13.1 does not validate and escape the orderby parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the Permalink Manager page, leading to a SQL Injection

Affected products

mbis Permalink Manager Lite: before 2.2.13.1 — fixed in 2.2.13.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mbis Permalink Manager Lite 2.2.13.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2f211af-5373-425f-9964-ebbf5efde87b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a2f211af-5373-425f-9964-ebbf5efde87b

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