CVE-2021-24972 : The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users

The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

Published 2021-12-13 11:15:10

Updated 2021-12-16 16:08:19

Source WPScan

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24972

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 23 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-24972

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
4.8	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	1.7	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2021-24972

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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)

Products affected by CVE-2021-24972

Fatcatapps » Pixel Cat » For Wordpress
Versions before (<) 2.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:fatcatapps:pixel_cat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-24972

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24972

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-24972

CWE ids for CVE-2021-24972

References for CVE-2021-24972

Products affected by CVE-2021-24972