CVE-2021-24567 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Simple Post WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitize user input when an authenticated user Text value, then it does not escape these values when outputting to the browser leading to an Authenticated Stored XSS Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Published: 2024-01-16

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

Simple Post

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nickmomrik:simple_post:*:*:*:*:*: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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00506.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a3cd3115-2181-4e14-8b39-4de096433847/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nickmomrik Simple Post

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-16T15:48:43.806Z

Updated: 2024-08-29T14:33:52.001Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T15:03:46.770Z

Link: CVE-2021-24567

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:20.162Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-16T16:15:09.050

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:15.233

Link: CVE-2021-24567

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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