CVE-2021-24332
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CVE-2021-24332 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 was missing proper escaping and sanitisation in some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payloads in them, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Autoptimize WordPress plugin before 2.8.4 was missing proper escaping and sanitisation in some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to set XSS payloads in them, leading to stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Autoptimize | Autoptimize | < 2.8.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6678e064-ce21-4bb2-8c50-061073fb22fbExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6678e064-ce21-4bb2-8c50-061073fb22fbExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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