CVE-2021-24985 (GCVE-0-2021-24985)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-24 08:01 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Easy Forms for Mailchimp < 6.8.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Easy Forms for Mailchimp WordPress plugin before 6.8.6 does not sanitise and escape the field_name and field_type parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/50be0ebf-fe6d-41… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2646017 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Easy Forms for Mailchimp |
Affected:
6.8.6 , < 6.8.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
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