CVE-2021-24558

CVSS V2 Low 3.5 CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
The pspin_duplicate_post_save_as_new_post function of the Project Status WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not sanitise, validate or escape the post GET parameter passed to it before outputting it in an error message when the related post does not exist, leading to a reflected XSS issue
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-24558
  • Assigner
  • contact@wpscan.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-08-23T12:15:10
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-08-27T17:24:20
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:3.7designs:project_status:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* 1 OR 1.6
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://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-project-status/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca5f2152-fcfd-492d-a552-f9604011beff Exploit Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24558
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24558
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:55:47 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 08:43:24 2021-08-23T12:15Z 2021-08-23T12:15:10 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 08:43:24 2021-08-27T17:24:20 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 08:43:24 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated