Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-24412
The Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24412
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 23 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-24412
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
nvd@nist.gov |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-24412
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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-2021-24412
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4ed3e52-cbe0-46dc-ab43-65de78cfb225
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Products affected by CVE-2021-24412
- cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*