Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-24245
The Stop Spammers WordPress plugin before 2021.9 did not escape user input when blocking requests (such as matching a spam word), outputting it in an attribute after sanitising it to remove HTML tags, which is not sufficient and lead to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2021-24245
- cpe:2.3:a:trumani:stop_spammers:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24245
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 65 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-24245
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-24245
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: contact@wpscan.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-24245
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e7accd6-08dc-4c6e-9d19-73e2d7e97735
Attention Required! | CloudflareExploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162623/WordPress-Stop-Spammers-2021.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
WordPress Stop Spammers 2021.8 Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet StormExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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