Edit Comments <= 0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Edit Comments WordPress plugin through 0.3 does not sanitise, validate or escape the jal_edit_comments GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01911 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Edit Comments | 0.3 – 0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Edit Comments VendorUnknown Affected 0.3 – 0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:edit_comments_project:edit_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.3 | Vulnerable | Edit Comments Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:edit_comments_project:edit_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.3 Vulnerable ·Edit Comments Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24551
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36wv-rwmv-5hf6
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24551 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24551 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36wv-rwmv-5hf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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