CVE-2021-24525
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
The Shortcodes Ultimate WordPress plugin before 5.10.2 allows users with Contributor roles to perform stored XSS via shortcode attributes. Note: the plugin is inconsistent in its handling of shortcode attributes; some do escape, most don't, and there are even some attributes that are insecure by design (like [su_button]'s onclick attribute).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-24525
- Assigner
- contact@wpscan.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-09-20T10:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-28T02:46:24
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:getshortcodes:shortcodes_ultimate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.10.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f5659bd-50c3-4725-95f4-cf88812acf1c | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24525 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24525 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:53:13 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 10:53:05 | 2021-09-20T10:15Z | 2021-09-20T10:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 10:53:05 | 2021-09-28T02:46:24 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 10:53:05 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |