CVE-2021-24443
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CVE-2021-24443 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenticated user to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in it, which will be executed when viewing the affected user profile. This could allow a low privilege user to gain unauthorised access to the admin side of the blog by targeting an admin, inducing them to view their profile with a malicious payload adding a rogue account for example.. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenticated user to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in it, which will be executed when viewing the affected user profile. This could allow a low privilege user to gain unauthorised access to the admin side of the blog by targeting an admin, inducing them to view their profile with a malicious payload adding a rogue account for example.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kainelabs | Youzify | < 1.0.7 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4432acd-df49-4a4f-8184-b55cdd5d4d34Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4432acd-df49-4a4f-8184-b55cdd5d4d34Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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