CVE-2021-24821
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CVE-2021-24821 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Cost Calculator WordPress plugin before 1.6 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the Description fields of a Cost Calculator > Price Settings (which gets injected on the edit page as well as any page that embeds the calculator using the shortcode), as well as the Text Preview field of a Project (injected on the edit project page). EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Cost Calculator WordPress plugin before 1.6 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the Description fields of a Cost Calculator > Price Settings (which gets injected on the edit page as well as any page that embeds the calculator using the shortcode), as well as the Text Preview field of a Project (injected on the edit project page)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nicdark | Cost Calculator | < 1.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f0915b66-0b99-4aeb-9fba-759cafaeb0cbExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f0915b66-0b99-4aeb-9fba-759cafaeb0cbExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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