CVE-2021-24737

Comments - wpDiscuz <= 7.3.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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

4.8

CVSS Score

4.8

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

7.3.2

Patched in

862d

Time to patch

Description

The Comments - wpDiscuz WordPress plugin through 7.3.0 does not properly sanitize or escape the Follow and Unfollow messages before outputting them in the page, which could allow high privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=7.3.0

PublishedSeptember 13, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwpdiscuz

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/afbf555a-1b70-4966-9b05-46e9de04e660?source=api-prod

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