VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24245
The Stop Spammers WordPress plugin before 2021.9 did not escape user input when blocking requests (such as matching a spam word), outputting it in an attribute after sanitising it to remove HTML tags, which is not sufficient and lead to a reflected…
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 5.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Stop Spammers WordPress plugin before 2021.9 did not escape user input when blocking requests (such as matching a spam word), outputting it in an attribute after sanitising it to remove HTML tags, which is not sufficient and lead to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.72% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- trumani/stop spammers
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162623/WordPress-Stop-Spammers-2021.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e7accd6-08dc-4c6e-9d19-73e2d7e97735Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162623/WordPress-Stop-Spammers-2021.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e7accd6-08dc-4c6e-9d19-73e2d7e97735Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.