PT-2021-16094 · WordPress · Sportspress

Iohex · Published 2021-12-21 · Updated 2021-12-27 · CVE-2021-24578

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SportsPress WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.7.9

Description The issue arises from the lack of sanitization and escaping of the match day parameter, which is outputted back in the Events backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.7.9, update to version 2.7.9 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Events backend page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the match day parameter in the affected page until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24578

Affected Products

Sportspress

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/69351798-c790-42d4-9485-1813cd325769 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24578 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24578 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34419 · Telegram Post