SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24759

The PDF.js Viewer WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not escape some of its shortcode and Gutenberg Block attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The PDF.js Viewer WordPress plugin before 2.0.2 does not escape some of its shortcode and Gutenberg Block attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

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
0.60% probability · 47th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
pdf.js viewer project/pdf.js viewer
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.