CVE-2021-24798 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Header Images WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the t parameter before outputting it back in the plugin's settings page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Published: 2021-11-08

Score: 6.1 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

WP Header Images

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.1`	affected	< 2.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:androidbubbles:wp_header_images:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11710	The WP Header Images WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the t parameter before outputting it back in the plugin's settings page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0021.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58c9a007-42db-4142-b096-0b9ba8850f87

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Androidbubbles Wp Header Images

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-11-08T17:35:22.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:17.188Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24798

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-08T18:15:09.917

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:47.087

Link: CVE-2021-24798

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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