CVE-2021-24869

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 67.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-01-16 15:49Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-06-02 15:10Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-01-14

Assigning CNA

WPScan

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

285b50511c07f3671e51c935f2ef6179275b56889309fbc1f5ef6ec5abca6718

• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2233795-1a32-45fc-9d51-b6bd0a073f5b/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
• jetpack.comhttps://jetpack.com/2021/10/14/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wp-fastest-cache-plugin/