Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin - SQLi (CVE-2021-24931)
759Exploiting 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. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2021-24931 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.
Observed attacks commonly focus on requests involving the /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php endpoint with an export-related action.
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