VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-24808
The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.94%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading 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
- 0.94% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wordplus/better messages
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605772/bp-better-messages/trunk/views/layout-new.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53ff82ec-00ec-4b20-8f60-db9db8c025b4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605772/bp-better-messages/trunk/views/layout-new.phpPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53ff82ec-00ec-4b20-8f60-db9db8c025b4Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.