XSS in Mooveagency Contact Form Check Tester
CVE-2021-24247
The Contact Form Check Tester WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 settings are visible to all registered users in the dashboard and are lacking any sanitisation. As a result, any registered user, such as subscriber, can leave an XSS payload in the plugin settings, which will be triggered by any user visiting them, and could allow for privilege escalation. The vendor decided to close the plugin.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.047 (90.8th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24247?
- CVE-2021-24247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mooveagency Contact Form Check Tester, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24247?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24247 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.