PT-2021-16008 · WordPress · Special Text Boxes

Akash Rajendra Patil · Published 2021-10-25 · Updated 2022-12-09 · CVE-2021-24485

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.9.110

Description The issue allows high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered html is disallowed, due to the plugin not sanitising or escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.9.110, update to version 5.9.110 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24485

Affected Products

Special Text Boxes

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a6b278a-4c11-4624-86bf-754212979643 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24485 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24485 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/32564 · Telegram Post