CVE-2021-24866: WP Data Access < 5.0.0 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape the backup_date parameter before using it a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue and could allow arbitrary table deletion

Affected products

peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards: before 5.0.0 — fixed in 5.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: peterschulznl WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Charts, Maps & Dashboards 5.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9073616-ffd6-4956-b2e7-0fb2eac6e9b5
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9073616-ffd6-4956-b2e7-0fb2eac6e9b5

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