CVE-2021-24517
Last modified
CVE-2021-24517 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2021.18 does not escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2021.18 does not escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trumani | Stop Spammers | < 2021.18 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f440edd8-94fe-440a-8a5b-e3d24dcfcbc1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f440edd8-94fe-440a-8a5b-e3d24dcfcbc1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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