CVE-2021-24503
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CVE-2021-24503 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parameters, such as "color", "size" or "class", allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to set Cross-Site payload in them. A post made by a contributor would still have to be approved by an admin to have the XSS triggered in the frontend, however, higher privilege users, such as editor could exploit this without the need of approval, and even when the blog disallows the unfiltered_html capability.. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons WordPress plugin before 2.7.8 does not sanitise or validate some of its shortcode parameters, such as "color", "size" or "class", allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to set Cross-Site payload in them. A post made by a contributor would still have to be approved by an admin to have the XSS triggered in the frontend, however, higher privilege users, such as editor could exploit this without the need of approval, and even when the blog disallows the unfiltered_html capability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thememason | Popular Brand Icons - Simple Icons | < 2.7.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18ab1570-2b4a-48a4-86e6-c1d368563691Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18ab1570-2b4a-48a4-86e6-c1d368563691Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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