CVE-2021-24444

The TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories WordPress plugin before 3.0.7.2 does not sanitise its Taxonomy description field, allowing high privilege users to set JavaScript payload in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164604/WordPress-TaxoPress-3.0.7.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-35aedca52b8b	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-02 11:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-24444

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24444

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24444

JSON object : View

Products Affected

taxopress

taxopress

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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