WP Editor < 1.2.7 - Authenticated SQL injection
Priority LOW 33CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The WP Editor WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 did not sanitise or validate its setting fields leading to an authenticated (admin+) blind SQL injection issue via an arbitrary parameter when making a request to save the settings.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00771 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WP Editor (Unknown): 1.2.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Editor | before 1.2.7 | 1.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Editor VendorUnknown Affected before 1.2.7 Fixed in 1.2.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:benjaminrojas:wp_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | benjaminprojas |
- cpe:2.3:a:benjaminrojas:wp_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·benjaminprojas
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Editor (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24151
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85ff-hfw5-g96g
References
More benjaminprojas Wp Editor vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08924 The wp-editor plugin before 1.2.6 for WordPress has incorrect permissions. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08923 The wp-editor plugin before 1.2.6 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-02882 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2022-02259 WP Editor <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-16819 WordPress WP Editor plugin <=1.2.7 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-02883 WP Editor <= 1.2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Read CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2021-24151 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24151 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-85ff-hfw5-g96g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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