CVE-2021-24540 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Wonder Video Embed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_video shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

Published: 2021-08-16

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Wonder Video Embed

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.8`	affected	< 1.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wonderplugin:wonder_video_embed:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11452	The Wonder Video Embed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_video shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0018.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/67910e5d-ea93-418b-af81-c50d0e05d213

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wonderplugin Wonder Video Embed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-08-16T10:48:31.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:19.842Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24540

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-16T11:15:09.177

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:15.850

Link: CVE-2021-24540

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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