PT-2021-16268 · WordPress · Inspirational Quote Rotator

Vishal Mohan · Published 2021-12-13 · Updated 2021-12-15 · CVE-2021-24771

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: Inspirational Quote Rotator WordPress plugin version 1.0.0

Description: The issue arises from the plugin's failure to sanitize and escape certain quote fields when adding or editing a quote as an administrator. This leads to Stored Cross-Site scripting issues when the quote is displayed in the "Quotes list", even in cases where the unfiltered html capability is disallowed.

Recommendations: For Inspirational Quote Rotator WordPress plugin version 1.0.0, consider disabling the editing functionality of quote fields until a patch is available to prevent potential Stored Cross-Site scripting issues. Restrict access to the "Quotes list" output to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24771

Affected Products

Inspirational Quote Rotator

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6d57fda-79a7-4bf8-b18e-8cf0a4efd1b3 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24771 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33806 · Telegram Post