PT-2021-16235 · WordPress · Compact Wp Audio Player

Apple502J · Published 2021-10-18 · Updated 2021-10-21 · CVE-2021-24734

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: Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.9.7

Description: The issue allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the plugin not escaping some of its shortcode attributes.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.9.7, update to version 1.9.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcodes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24734

Affected Products

Compact Wp Audio Player

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fb007191-b008-4d19-b896-55fbee2a3cf7 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24734 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30705 · Telegram Post