CVE-2021-24671 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The MX Time Zone Clocks WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not escape the time_zone attribute of the mxmtzc_time_zone_clocks shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2021-09-27

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

MX Time Zone Clocks

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.4.1`	affected	< 3.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mx_time_zone_clocks_project:mx_time_zone_clocks:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11583	The MX Time Zone Clocks WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not escape the time_zone attribute of the mxmtzc_time_zone_clocks shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting 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/4e51dffa-027d-4f3d-a190-dcc5269f6435

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mx Time Zone Clocks Project Mx Time Zone Clocks

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-09-27T15:25:39.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:16.127Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24671

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-27T16:15:09.213

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:32.013

Link: CVE-2021-24671

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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