CVE-2021-24545
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-24545 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-10-11 11:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-10-15 16:32:00 UTC |
| Description | The WP HTML Author Bio WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-79
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wp Html Author Bio Project | Wp Html Author Bio | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attention Required! | Cloudflare | MISC | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Veshraj Ghimire
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.