CVE-2021-24592
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CVE-2021-24592 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Sitewide Notice WP WordPress plugin before 2.3 does not sanitise some of its settings before outputting them in frontend pages, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Sitewide Notice WP WordPress plugin before 2.3 does not sanitise some of its settings before outputting them in frontend pages, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yoohooplugins | Sitewide Notice | < 2.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9579ff13-9597-4a77-8cb9-997e35265d22Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9579ff13-9597-4a77-8cb9-997e35265d22Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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