PT-2021-16027 · WordPress · Forms

Shubhangi Dawkhar · Published 2021-08-09 · Updated 2021-08-17 · CVE-2021-24505

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Forms WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.12.3

Description The issue is related to a lack of input sanitization, leading to Stored Cross-Site scripting problems. Specifically, it involves an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Forms "Add new" field.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.12.3, update to version 1.12.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "Add new" field in the Forms plugin until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24505

Affected Products

Forms

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/550e08ac-4c3a-4e22-8e98-bc5bfc020ca9 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24505 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24505 · Vendor Advisory