CVE-2021-24241 (GCVE-0-2021-24241)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-22 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Advanced Custom Field Pro < 5.9.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.9.1 did not properly escape the generated update URL when outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue in the update settings page.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Advanced Custom Fields Pro Affected: 5.9.1 , < 5.9.1 (custom)
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Credits
Juan David Ordoñez Noriega
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