CVE-2021-24808

BP Better Messages <= 1.9.9.37 - 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

1.9.9.41

Patched in

841d

Time to patch

Description

The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, 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<1.9.9.41

PublishedOctober 4, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbp-better-messages

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c322841a-4134-4c21-8028-0ccacd46335b?source=api-prod

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