PT-2023-12069 · WordPress · Passster

Apple502J · Published 2023-01-23 · Updated 2023-01-30 · CVE-2021-24837

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 Passster WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.5.5.8

Description The issue allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the area parameter of its shortcode not being properly escaped.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.5.5.8, update to version 3.5.5.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the shortcode or limiting user roles to prevent potential exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24837

Affected Products

Passster

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5fea3ac3-d599-41f3-8f76-08f0d3552af1 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24837 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56831 · Telegram Post