CVE-2021-24506

Slider Hero < 8.2.7 - Contributor+ SQL Injection

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2021 at 11:09 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSlider Hero

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The Slider Hero with Animation, Video Background & Intro Maker WordPress plugin before 8.2.7 does not sanitise or escape the id attribute of its hero-button shortcode before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform SQL injection.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 8.2.7
Affected range stops below 8.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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