CVE-2021-24485

Special Text Boxes <= 5.9.109 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
5.5
CVSS Score
5.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
5.9.110
Patched in
854d
Time to patch

Description

The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin through 5.9.109 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Technical Details

Affected versions<=5.9.109
PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-special-textboxes

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