PT-2021-16054 · WordPress · Wp Maintenance

Emil Kylander · Published 2021-08-23 · Updated 2021-08-26 · CVE-2021-24533

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 Maintenance WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.03

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to inject Cross-Site Scripting payload in some of the plugin's settings, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed. This payload will be triggered in the frontend.

Recommendations For Maintenance WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.03, update to version 4.03 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings for high privilege users until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24533

Affected Products

Wp Maintenance

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/174b2119-b806-4da4-a23d-c19b552c86cb · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24533 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20199 · Telegram Post