XSS in Themeisle Orbit_fox

CVE-2021-24157

Orbit Fox by ThemeIsle has a feature to add custom scripts to the header and footer of a page or post. There were no checks to verify that a user had the unfiltered_html capability prior to saving the script tags, thus allowing lower-level…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24157?
CVE-2021-24157 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeisle Orbit_fox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-24157?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24157 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.