CVE-2021-24933 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Dynamic Widgets WordPress plugin through 1.5.16 does not escape the prefix parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when using the term_tree AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Published: 2022-02-28

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

Dynamic Widgets

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.5.16`	affected	≤ 1.5.16

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bootstrapped:dynamic_widgets:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11845	The Dynamic Widgets WordPress plugin through 1.5.16 does not escape the prefix parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when using the term_tree AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

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 0.00208.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8e6f0d3-a7d1-4ca8-aba8-0d5075167d55

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Bootstrapped Dynamic Widgets

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-02-28T09:06:23.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:13.872Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24933

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-28T09:15:08.243

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:54:02.227

Link: CVE-2021-24933

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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