CVE-2021-24685

Flat Preloader <= 1.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
5.4
CVSS Score
5.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
1.5.4
Patched in
847d
Time to patch

Description

The Flat Preloader WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not enforce nonce checks when saving its settings, as well as does not sanitise and escape them, which could allow attackers to a make logged in admin change them with a Cross-Site Scripting payload (triggered either in the frontend or backend depending on the payload)

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.5.4
PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginflat-preloader

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