CVE-2021-24545

MEDIUM

5.4

Description

The WP HTML Author Bio WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.4

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published10/11/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

wp_html_author_bio_project:wp_html_author_bio

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64267134-9d8c-4e0c-b24f-d18692a5775e(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64267134-9d8c-4e0c-b24f-d18692a5775e(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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