CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-24841

The Helpful WordPress plugin before 4.4.59 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

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

4.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55d11acf-8c47-40da-be47-24f74fd7566e Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://mikadmin.fr/tech/XSS-Stored-Helpful-5b10bc7f40ab319f9797eb4abad4f420660.pdf Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:helpful_project:helpful:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-11-17 11:15

Updated : 2021-11-18 08:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-24841

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24841

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79