HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2021-24666
UNKNOWNCISA KEVIN THE WILD

CVE-2021-24666

Published: April 11, 2026

EPSS:80.97%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:99.2th

Official Description

The Podlove Podcast Publisher WordPress plugin before 3.5.6 contains a 'Social & Donations' module (not activated by default), which adds the rest route '/services/contributor/(?P[\d]+), takes an 'id' and 'category' parameters as arguments. Both parameters can be used for the SQLi.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-24666 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-2021-24666 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.

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
WordPress
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

ACTIVE EXPLOITATIONConfirmed exploitation in the wild
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Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2021-24666
Severity
CISA KEVYES — Active Exploitation
ExploitIN THE WILD
EPSS (30d)80.97%
PublishedApr 11, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2021-24666 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
  • !CISA KEV: Federal agencies must patch per BOD 22-01 timeline
  • !Active exploitation confirmed — treat as P1
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.