What is CVE-2021-24136?

CVE-2021-24136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axelerant Testimonials Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-24136?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24136 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Axelerant Testimonials Widget

CVE-2021-24136

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin, versions before 4.0.0, lead to multiple Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code or HTML via the below parameters: - Author - Job Title - Location - Company - Email - URL

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Axelerant Testimonials_widget
Unknown Testimonials Widget — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24136?: CVE-2021-24136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axelerant Testimonials Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-24136?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24136 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.