CVE-2021-24931

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

78.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2021-01-14 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2021-12-06 16:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-06-17 03:41 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 78.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
• It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published

2021-12-06 16:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 03:41 UTC

Exploit probability

78.8% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-89 · SQL injection

Record status

Modified

Affected

• ays-pro Secure Copy Content Protection And Content Locking < 2.8.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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