PT-2022-9498 · WordPress · Security Audit Wordpress Plugin

Shweta Mahajan · Published 2022-02-28 · Updated 2022-03-07 · CVE-2021-24901

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 Security Audit WordPress plugin version 1.0.0

Description The issue allows high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the lack of sanitization and escaping of the Data Id setting, even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed.

Recommendations For Security Audit WordPress plugin version 1.0.0, ensure proper sanitization and escaping of the Data Id setting to prevent Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the Data Id setting to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24901

Affected Products

Security Audit Wordpress Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/50723 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c315404-b66a-448c-a3b7-367a37b53435 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24901 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24901 · Vendor Advisory