PT-2021-16078 · WordPress · Project Status

Shreya Pohekar · Published 2021-08-23 · Updated 2021-08-27 · CVE-2021-24558

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 Project Status WordPress plugin versions 1.6 and earlier

Description The issue arises from the pspin duplicate post save as new post function not sanitizing, validating, or escaping the post GET parameter before outputting it in an error message when the related post does not exist, leading to a reflected XSS issue.

Recommendations For Project Status WordPress plugin versions 1.6 and earlier, consider disabling the pspin duplicate post save as new post function until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24558

Affected Products

Project Status

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca5f2152-fcfd-492d-a552-f9604011beff · Exploit
• 🔥 https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-project-status · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24558 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24558 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/27682 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/19888 · Telegram Post