CVE-2021-25008 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Code Snippets WordPress plugin before 2.14.3 does not escape the snippets-safe-mode parameter before outputting it back in attributes, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Published: 2022-01-24

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 3.4% 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

Code Snippets

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.14.3`	affected	< 2.14.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codesnippets:code_snippets:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11920	The Code Snippets WordPress plugin before 2.14.3 does not escape the snippets-safe-mode parameter before outputting it back in attributes, 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 0.03359.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb232354-f74d-48bb-b437-7bdddd1df42a

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Codesnippets Code Snippets

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-01-24T08:01:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.599Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-25008

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-24T08:15:09.193

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:54:10.687

Link: CVE-2021-25008

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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