CVE-2021-24494
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CVE-2021-24494 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The WP Offload SES Lite WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 did not escape some of the fields in the Activity page of the admin dashboard, such as the email's id, subject and recipient, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an attacker can control any of these fields, like the subject when filling a contact form for example. The XSS will be executed in the context of a logged in admin viewing the Activity tab of the plugin.. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The WP Offload SES Lite WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 did not escape some of the fields in the Activity page of the admin dashboard, such as the email's id, subject and recipient, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an attacker can control any of these fields, like the subject when filling a contact form for example. The XSS will be executed in the context of a logged in admin viewing the Activity tab of the plugin.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deliciousbrains | Wp Offload Ses Lite | < 1.4.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f14733e-84c3-4f7c-93f8-e27c74519160Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f14733e-84c3-4f7c-93f8-e27c74519160Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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