PT-2021-16211 · WordPress · The Weather Effect

Apple502J · Published 2021-10-11 · Updated 2021-10-15 · CVE-2021-24709

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 The Weather Effect WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.6

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to properly validate and escape certain settings, such as * size leaf, * flakes leaf, and * speed, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.6, update to version 1.3.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the settings page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable settings * size leaf, * flakes leaf, and * speed until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24709

Affected Products

The Weather Effect

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/df74ed76-af9e-47a8-9a4d-c5c57e9e0f91 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24709 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22262 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30326 · Telegram Post