XSS in Admincolumns Admin Columns
CVE-2021-24365
The Admin Columns WordPress plugin Free before 4.3.2 and Pro before 5.5.2 allowed to configure individual columns for tables. Each column had a type. The type "Custom Field" allowed to choose an arbitrary database column to display in the table. There was no escaping applied to the contents of "Custom Field" columns.
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: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Admincolumns Admin Columns — versions 4.3.2
- Admincolumns Admin Columns
- Admincolumns Admin Columns Pro — versions 5.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/fdbeb137-b404-46c7-85fb-394a3bdac388 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-032.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24365?
- CVE-2021-24365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Admincolumns Admin Columns, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24365?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24365 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.