TaxoPress < 3.0.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2021-24444

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Taxopress – Create And Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2021

What is CVE-2021-24444?

The TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories WordPress plugin before 3.0.7.2 does not sanitise its Taxonomy description field, allowing high privilege users to set JavaScript payload in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

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Affected Version(s)

TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories 3.0.7.2

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-...
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164604/WordPress-Tax...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Akash Rajendra Patil
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