CVE-2021-24864: WP Cloudy < 4.4.9 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The WP Cloudy, weather plugin WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not escape the post_id parameter before using it in a SQL statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a SQL Injection issue

Affected products

WP Cloudy, weather plugin: before 4.4.9 — fixed in 4.4.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Cloudy, weather plugin 4.4.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2615400
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3b9ee9f-602d-4e9d-810c-e1e3ba604464
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2615400
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e3b9ee9f-602d-4e9d-810c-e1e3ba604464

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