CVE-2021-24678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2021-10-04

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

CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.9.21`	affected	< 3.9.21

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cminds:tooltip_glossary:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11590	The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users 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/b83880f7-8614-4409-9305-d059b5df15dd

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cminds Tooltip Glossary

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-10-04T11:20:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:15.975Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-04T12:15:09.033

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:32.813

Link: CVE-2021-24678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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