CVE-2021-24605 (GCVE-0-2021-24605)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-13 17:56 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
Title
Custom Post View Generator <= 0.4.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The create_post_page AJAX action of the Custom Post View Generator WordPress plugin through 0.4.6 (available to authenticated user) does not sanitise or escape user input before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site issue
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e0be384c-3e63-49… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Custom Post View Generator |
Affected:
0.4.6 , ≤ 0.4.6
(custom)
|
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