CVE-2021-24366
The Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1 do not sanitise and escape its Label settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1 do not sanitise and escape its Label settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
- 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
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- admincolumns/admin columns
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.