CVE-2021-24827: Asgaros Forum < 1.15.13 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 12.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Asgaros Forum WordPress plugin before 1.15.13 does not validate and escape user input when subscribing to a topic before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection issue

Affected products

Asgaros Forum: before 1.15.13 — fixed in 1.15.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Asgaros Forum 1.15.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2611560/asgaros-forum
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36cc5151-1d5e-4874-bcec-3b6326235db1
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2611560/asgaros-forum
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36cc5151-1d5e-4874-bcec-3b6326235db1

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