CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-24180

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

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/7593d5c8-cbc2-4469-b36b-5d4fb6d49718 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:never5:related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-04-05 07:15

Updated : 2021-04-09 03:54

NVD link : CVE-2021-24180

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24180

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79