CVE-2021-24544

The Responsive WordPress Slider WordPress plugin through 2.2.0 does not sanitise and escape some of the Slider options, allowing Cross-Site Scripting payloads to be set in them. Furthermore, as by default any authenticated user is allowed to create Sliders (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-can-be-changed-from-any-user-even-subscriber/, such settings can be changed in the plugin's settings), this would allow user with a role as low as subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged in admins viewing the slider list and could lead to privilege escalation by creating a rogue admin account for example.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

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
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a2dddfc-6ce2-4edd-aaaa-4c130a9356d0	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a2dddfc-6ce2-4edd-aaaa-4c130a9356d0	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:motopress:motopress-slider-lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a2dddfc-6ce2-4edd-aaaa-4c130a9356d0 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a2dddfc-6ce2-4edd-aaaa-4c130a9356d0 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-10-25 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:53

NVD link : CVE-2021-24544

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24544

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24544

JSON object : View

Products Affected

motopress

motopress-slider-lite

CWE

CWE-79

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

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