CVE-2021-24180 (GCVE-0-2021-24180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-05 18:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Related Posts for WordPress < 2.0.4 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1848 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Related Posts for WordPress Affected: 2.0.4 , < 2.0.4 (custom)
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Credits
Nguyen Anh Tien - SunCSR (Sun* Cyber Security Research)
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