CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-24745

The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

3.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.4 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a965aeca-d8f9-4070-aa0d-9c9b95493dda Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:about_author_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-11-29 09:15

Updated : 2021-11-29 07:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-24745

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24745

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79