FKIE_CVE-2021-24738

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-12-21 09:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40
Severity
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The Logo Carousel WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate and escape the "Logo Margin" carousel option, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3d8c21-ecd4-41ba-8183-2ecbd9a3df25Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3d8c21-ecd4-41ba-8183-2ecbd9a3df25Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
shapedplugin logo_carousel *
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Logo Carousel \u2013 Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "3.4.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "3.4.2",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
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        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:shapedplugin:logo_carousel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "85939087-A123-44CE-A92D-FE9AB7FBCF4C",
              "versionEndExcluding": "3.4.2",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Logo Carousel WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not validate and escape the \"Logo Margin\" carousel option, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin Logo Carousel de WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.4.2, no comprueba ni escapa de la opci\u00f3n de carrusel \"Logo Margin\", lo que podr\u00eda permitir a usuarios con un rol tan bajo como el de Colaborador llevar a cabo ataques de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24738",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:49.433",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 3.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 6.8,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 2.7,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
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  },
  "published": "2021-12-21T09:15:06.883",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "tags": [
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      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3d8c21-ecd4-41ba-8183-2ecbd9a3df25"
    },
    {
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-79"
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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