XSS in Purethemes Workscout
CVE-2021-24246
The Workscout Core WordPress plugin before 1.3.4, used by the WorkScout Theme did not sanitise the chat messages sent via the workscout_send_message_chat AJAX action, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Frame Scripting issues
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th 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
- Purethemes Workscout — versions 2.0.33
- Purethemes Workscout Core — versions 1.3.4
- Purethemes Workscout_core
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24246?
- CVE-2021-24246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Purethemes Workscout, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24246?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24246 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.