SEO Booster < 3.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Priority LOW 35CWE-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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The SEO Booster WordPress plugin before 3.8 allows for authenticated SQL injection via the "fn_my_ajaxified_dataloader_ajax" AJAX request as the $_REQUEST['order'][0]['dir'] parameter is not properly escaped leading to blind and error-based SQL injections.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01546 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed SEO Booster (Unknown): 3.8
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 | SEO Booster | 3.8 to before 3.8 | 3.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- SEO Booster VendorUnknown Affected 3.8 to before 3.8 Fixed in 3.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cleverplugins:seo_booster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.8 | Vulnerable | cleverplugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:cleverplugins:seo_booster:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.8 Vulnerable ·cleverplugins
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SEO Booster (Unknown) Fixed in 3.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24747
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p7p-4ghr-x9cx
References
More cleverplugins Seo Booster vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-21333 WordPress SEO Booster plugin <= 3.8.9 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24747 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24747 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9p7p-4ghr-x9cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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