CVE-2021-24522 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-24522 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 09/08/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: WPScan | Vendor: Unknown | Product: User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-24522 Description

The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11\'s widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-79
CWE Name: CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Source: Unknown

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).