PT-2022-9548 · WordPress · Post Grid

Jrxnm + 1 · Published 2022-04-11 · Updated 2022-04-15 · CVE-2021-24986

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Post Grid WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.1.16

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem. It occurs because the keyword parameter is not properly escaped before being outputted back in an attribute. This specifically happens in pages that contain a Post Grid with a search form.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.1.16, update to version 2.1.16 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of search forms in Post Grid pages until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24986

Affected Products

Post Grid

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51e57f25-b8b2-44ca-9162-d7328eac64eb · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24986 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/29023 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40479 · Telegram Post