CVE-2021-24932

Auto Featured Image <= 3.9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.9.3

Patched in

799d

Time to patch

Description

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.9.2

PublishedNovember 15, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginauto-post-thumbnail

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/222325e9-3048-45f7-9a66-a713d096d44e?source=api-prod

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