Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-24497 is an SQL injection in the WordPress Giveaway plugin through version 1.2.2. The reported attacker must already be an administrative user. Business impact is potential database manipulation or data exposure from a compromised or malicious administrator account.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted WordPress administration-risk issue, not broad unauthenticated internet exposure. Prioritize if the plugin exists on business-critical sites or administrator account security is weak.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-89 in Giveaway <= 1.2.2. The CVE description says an authenticated administrative user can execute arbitrary SQL through the $post_id value on options.php. No CVSS score or fixed version is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Giveaway plugin at or before version 1.2.2, especially where administrator accounts are shared, weakly protected, or already compromised.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation. The CVE is not listed as KEV, and no cited source in the bundle provides exploit-in-the-wild evidence.
Researcher notes
The key technical boundary is authenticated administrator access. Validate the plugin/version and admin account exposure first. Evidence is sparse: the bundle names the vulnerable parameter and page, but does not provide CVSS, exploit status, or a fixed release.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Giveaway plugin and installed version.
- Check vendor or plugin repository guidance for a fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no supported fixed version is available.
- Restrict administrator access and enforce strong multi-factor authentication.
- Review database backups and recovery procedures for affected sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Giveaway is installed and version is 1.2.2 or earlier.
- Verify only trusted users have WordPress administrator privileges.
- Review admin activity and options.php access logs for suspicious changes.
- Confirm remediation against vendor guidance before closing the finding.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupDatabase behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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/a1cf08fe-943a-4f14-beb0-25216011b538CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
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.