Related Posts for WordPress < 2.0.4 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2021-24180

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Related Posts For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 April 2021

Summary

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

Affected Version(s)

Related Posts for WordPress 2.0.4

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7593d5c8-cbc2-4469-b36b-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nguyen Anh Tien - SunCSR (Sun* Cyber Security Research)
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