CVE-2021-24545 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-24545 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/10/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: WPScan | Vendor: Unknown | Product: WP HTML Author Bio
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-24545 Description

The WP HTML Author Bio WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s.

Metrics

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

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
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    User Interaction (UI)*
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    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).