CVE-2024-5765: The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-5765?

wpstickybar: upgrade to newer than 2.1.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-5765 being exploited?

CVE-2024-5765 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-5765 affect?

CVE-2024-5765 affects wpstickybar. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-5765?

Priority 72/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This week

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2024-5765 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting wpstickybar. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

Why this priority

Critical severity
EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited
Public exploit reference
CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	27.2% (top 2%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2024-07-30
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: a17lab

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-07-30 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

a17lab wpstickybar UPGRADE

Affected: <= 2.1.0

Fixed in: newer than 2.1.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wpstickybar || rpm -q wpstickybar || wpstickybar --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 2.1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade wpstickybar

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade wpstickybar

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

Exact fixes by distribution

Fedora ELN · gram_grep · FIXED · 0.10.4-1.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-0808475f2a · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-0808475f2a

Fedora 46 · wesnoth · FIXED · 1.19.29-1.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-58f458e24e · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-58f458e24e

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Write-up: wpscan.com/vulnerability/0b73f84c-611e-4681-b362-35e721478ba4/
Nuclei scan template: WpStickyBar <= 2.1.0 - SQL Injection

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-5765?

wpstickybar: upgrade to newer than 2.1.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-5765 being exploited?

CVE-2024-5765 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-5765 affect?

CVE-2024-5765 affects wpstickybar. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

How urgent is CVE-2024-5765?

Priority 72/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-6226 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE The WpStickyBar WordPress plugin through 2.1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it

References

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