VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24157
There were no checks to verify that a user had the unfiltered_html capability prior to saving the script tags, thus allowing lower-level users to inject scripts that could potentially be malicious.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.69%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.69%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle has a feature to add custom scripts to the header and footer of a page or post. There were no checks to verify that a user had the unfiltered_html capability prior to saving the script tags, thus allowing lower-level users to inject scripts that could potentially be malicious.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.69% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- themeisle/orbit fox
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28e42f4e-e38a-4bf4-b51b-d8f21c40f037Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-orbit-fox-by-themeisle-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/28e42f4e-e38a-4bf4-b51b-d8f21c40f037Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-patched-in-orbit-fox-by-themeisle-plugin/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.