CVE-2021-24556
The kento_email_subscriber_ajax AJAX action of the Email Subscriber WordPress plugin through 1.1, does not properly sanitise, validate and escape the submitted subscribe_email and subscribe_name POST parameters, inserting them in the DB and then…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The kento_email_subscriber_ajax AJAX action of the Email Subscriber WordPress plugin through 1.1, does not properly sanitise, validate and escape the submitted subscribe_email and subscribe_name POST parameters, inserting them in the DB and then outputting them back in the Subscriber list (/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=kes_campaign&page=kento_email_subscriber_list_settings), leading a Stored XSS 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
- 1.34% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- email-subscriber project/email-subscriber
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-email-subscriber/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f050aedc-f79f-4b27-acac-0cdb33b25af8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-email-subscriber/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f050aedc-f79f-4b27-acac-0cdb33b25af8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.