CVE-2021-24556

The kento_email_subscriber_ajax AJAX action of the Email Subscriber WordPress plugin through 1.1, does not properly sanitise, validate and escape the submitted subscribe_email and subscribe_name POST parameters, inserting them in the DB and then outputting them back in the Subscriber list (/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=kes_campaign&page=kento_email_subscriber_list_settings), leading a Stored XSS issue.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-email-subscriber/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f050aedc-f79f-4b27-acac-0cdb33b25af8	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:email-subscriber_project:email-subscriber:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-23 12:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-24556

Mitre link : CVE-2021-24556

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-24556

JSON object : View

Products Affected

email-subscriber_project

email-subscriber

CWE

CWE-79

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

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