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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-24340 · published 7 June 2021

CVE-2021-24340: Veronalabs wp statistics sql injection vulnerability

Veronalabs · Wp Statistics

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.0.8 relied on using the WordPress esc_sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes and did not first prepare the query. Additionally, the page, which should have been accessible to administrator only, was also available to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 30% · top 1.9% CWE-89 · SQL injection
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.0.8 relied on using the WordPress esc_sql() function on a field not delimited by quotes and did not first prepare the query. Additionally, the page, which should have been accessible to administrator only, was also available to any visitor, including unauthenticated ones.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2970cfb-0aa9-4516-9a4b-32971f41a19c ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/over-600000-sites-impacted-by-wp-statistics-patch/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2970cfb-0aa9-4516-9a4b-32971f41a19c ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/05/over-600000-sites-impacted-by-wp-statistics-patch/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-24340), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.