CVE-2021-24888 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ImageBoss WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape its Source Name setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2021-11-23

Score: 4.8 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

ImageBoss – Images Up To 60% Smaller & CDN

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.6`	affected	< 3.0.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:imageboss:imageboss:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11800	The ImageBoss WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape its Source Name setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00287.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19bffa71-705c-42fc-b2ca-bf62fabb70a0

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Imageboss Imageboss

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-11-23T19:16:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:13.475Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24888

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-23T20:15:10.330

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:04.853

Link: CVE-2021-24888

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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