VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24427
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settings, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript in them, which will be output in the page, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settings, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript in them, which will be output in the page, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- boldgrid/w3 total cache
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-25%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-W3-Total-Cache-WordPress-Plugin-v2.1.2.txt
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5da5ce9a-82a6-404f-8dec-795d7905b3f9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-25%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-W3-Total-Cache-WordPress-Plugin-v2.1.2.txt
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5da5ce9a-82a6-404f-8dec-795d7905b3f9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.