CVE-2021-24540

Wonder Video Embed <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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

6.4

CVSS Score

6.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.8

Patched in

918d

Time to patch

Description

The Wonder Video Embed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_video shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.7

PublishedJuly 19, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwonderplugin-video-embed

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c232ddc0-35e8-42e0-8fff-831c74457615?source=api-prod

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