Is CVE-2021-24442 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-24442 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed.

Can CVE-2021-24442 be exploited remotely?

The attack vector of CVE-2021-24442 has not been classified yet.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24442?

CVE-2021-24442 has not received a CVSS score yet.

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UNKNOWNCISA KEVIN THE WILD

CVE-2021-24442

Published: April 11, 2026

EPSS:72.52%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:98.8th

Official Description

The Poll, Survey, Questionnaire and Voting system WordPress plugin before 1.5.3 did not sanitise, escape or validate the date_answers[] POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement when sending a Poll result, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL Injection attacks

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-24442 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CISA has added CVE-2021-24442 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. U.S. federal agencies are required to patch this within the mandated timeframe, and all organizations should treat remediation as urgent.