CVE-2021-24480 (GCVE-0-2021-24480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-02 10:32 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
Title
Event Geek <= 2.5.2 - Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Event Geek WordPress plugin through 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape its "Use your own " setting before outputting it in the page, leading to an authenticated (admin+) stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Event Geek Affected: 2.5.2 , ≤ 2.5.2 (custom)
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Credits
ABISHEIK M
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