XSS in Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget
CVE-2021-24196
The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget
- Social Slider Widget — versions 1.8.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb20d732-a5e4-4140-ab51-b2aa1a53db12 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- purinechu.github.io/posts/social_slider_widget_reflected_xss/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24196?
- CVE-2021-24196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24196?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24196 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.