PT-2021-16193 · WordPress · The Weather Effect

Apple502J · Published 2021-10-11 · Updated 2022-11-09 · CVE-2021-24683

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Weather Effect WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.4

Description The issue is related to the lack of CSRF checks and input validation when saving settings, which could lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. This means that an attacker could potentially inject malicious scripts into the plugin's settings, which would then be stored and executed by the application.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.4, update to version 1.3.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24683

Affected Products

The Weather Effect

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/54f95b51-5804-4bee-9e4a-f73b8ef9bbd5 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24683 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24683 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33907 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22265 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30321 · Telegram Post