PT-2021-16157 · WordPress · Wordpress Slider Block Gutenslider

Apple502J · Published 2021-09-20 · Updated 2021-10-01 · CVE-2021-24640

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 WordPress Slider Block Gutenslider plugin versions prior to 5.2.0

Description The issue concerns a lack of proper escaping for the minWidth attribute in a Gutenberg block, potentially allowing users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For WordPress Slider Block Gutenslider plugin versions prior to 5.2.0, update to version 5.2.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24640

Affected Products

Wordpress Slider Block Gutenslider

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e61dd498-5d0e-45ce-b660-a36c576f8d78 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24640 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24640 · Security Note