CVE-2021-24176 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The JH 404 Logger WordPress plugin through 1.1 doesn't sanitise the referer and path of 404 pages, when they are output in the dashboard, which leads to executing arbitrary JavaScript code in the WordPress dashboard.

Published: 2021-04-05

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% 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

JH 404 Logger

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1`	affected	≤ 1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jh_404_logger_project:jh_404_logger:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.02044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://ganofins.com/blog/my-first-cve-2021-24176/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/705bcd6e-6817-4f89-be37-901a767b0585

History

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Subscriptions

Jh 404 Logger Project Jh 404 Logger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-04-05T18:27:44.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.783Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24176

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:16.187

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:32.750

Link: CVE-2021-24176

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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