CVE-2021-24538 (GCVE-0-2021-24538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-16 10:48 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
Title
Current Book <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Current Book WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitize user input when an authenticated user adds Author or Book Title, then does not escape these values when outputting to the browser leading to an Authenticated Stored XSS Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9911a43-0f4c-40… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Current Book |
Affected:
1.0.1 , ≤ 1.0.1
(custom)
|
Credits
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