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CVE-2021-24931

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-15 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2021-12-06
  • Fixed in2.8.2
  • WeaknessCWE-89

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Description

The Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 does not escape the sccp_id parameter of the ays_sccp_results_export_file AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-12-0616:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-02-10Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2023-10-1518:13Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-10-1518:13Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Ays-pro secure copy content protection and content locking
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8< 2.8.22.8.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Ays-pro secure copy content protection and content locking to 2.8.2

Detection

read 2026-11-04 22:56 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-50733
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/wp_secure_copy_content_protection_sqlirank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-12-06
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24931?

The Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 does not escape the sccp_id parameter of the ays_sccp_results_export_file AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection.

Is CVE-2021-24931 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-24931 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 78.8% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-24931?

CVE-2021-24931 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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