Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin - SQLi (CVE-2021-24931)
678Exploiting IPs reported
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.
CrowdSec analysis
CVE-2021-24931 is a critical vulnerability in the Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin that allows unauthenticated SQL injection through improper handling of input parameters in an AJAX action.
CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of March 2025.
CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2021-24931 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2021-24931. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.
Observed attacks commonly focus on requests involving the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint with an export-related action.
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