Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the GeoDirectory Location Manager WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.10. An unauthenticated attacker could influence database queries through poorly sanitized POST parameters in a public AJAX action. For exposed WordPress sites, the business risk is potential database access or data leakage, depending on the site and database permissions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin remediation if the plugin is present. The lack of KEV evidence lowers emergency pressure, but unauthenticated SQL injection can create material data exposure risk on public websites.
Technical view
CVE-2021-24361 is a CWE-89 SQL injection issue in the Location Manager plugin. The gd_popular_location_list AJAX action failed to properly sanitize or validate some POST parameters before using them in SQL. The source bundle identifies versions before 2.1.0.10 as vulnerable and does not provide CVSS scoring.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running AyeCode Location Manager before 2.1.0.10, especially where unauthenticated AJAX requests are reachable from the internet.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The issue is still serious because it is unauthenticated SQL injection in a WordPress plugin.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies the vulnerable action and root cause but does not include CVSS, proof-of-exploit status, or detailed fix notes. Validate exposure by plugin presence and version, then review logs for suspicious access to the named AJAX action.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Location Manager to version 2.1.0.10 or later.
- Confirm all WordPress environments use the fixed plugin version.
- If upgrade status is unclear, check current vendor guidance before deploying compensating controls.
- Remove unused Location Manager installations from public WordPress sites.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Location Manager plugin and installed version.
- Verify no site is running a version before 2.1.0.10.
- Review web logs for unexpected gd_popular_location_list AJAX activity.
- Check whether affected sites expose sensitive data through the WordPress database.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5aff50fc-ac96-4076-a07c-bb145ae37025CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wpgeodirectory.com/downloads/location-manager/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.