What is CVE-2021-24433?

CVE-2021-24433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yukimichi Simple Sort\&search, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-24433?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24433 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Yukimichi Simple Sort\&search

CVE-2021-24433

The simple sort&search WordPress plugin through 0.0.3 does not make sure that the indexurl parameter of the shortcodes "category_sims", "order_sims", "orderby_sims", "period_sims", and "tag_sims" use allowed URL protocols, which can lead to stored cross-site scripting by users with a role as low as Contributor

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th 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

Yukimichi Simple_sort\&search
Unknown Simple Sort&search — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24433?: CVE-2021-24433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yukimichi Simple Sort\&search, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-24433?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24433 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.