CVE-2021-25101
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CVE-2021-25101 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin before 4.20.94 does not sanitise and escape the POST data before outputting it back in attributes of an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site scripting. Due to the presence of specific parameter value, available to admin users, this can only be exploited by an admin against another admin user.. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin before 4.20.94 does not sanitise and escape the POST data before outputting it back in attributes of an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site scripting. Due to the presence of specific parameter value, available to admin users, this can only be exploited by an admin against another admin user.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Malware Security And Brute-Force Firewall Project | Anti-Malware Security And Brute-Force Firewall | < 4.20.94 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd0380c-0d1d-4380-96f0-a07be5a61ebaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fd0380c-0d1d-4380-96f0-a07be5a61ebaExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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