XSS in Trumani Stop Spammers
CVE-2021-24245
The Stop Spammers WordPress plugin before 2021.9 did not escape user input when blocking requests (such as matching a spam word), outputting it in an attribute after sanitising it to remove HTML tags, which is not sufficient and lead to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Trumani Stop Spammers — versions 2021.9
- Trumani Stop Spammers
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e7accd6-08dc-4c6e-9d19-73e2d7e97735 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162623/WordPress-Stop-Spammers-2021.8-Cross-Site-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24245?
- CVE-2021-24245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trumani Stop Spammers, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24245?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24245 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.