XSS in Awesome Weather Widget Project
CVE-2021-24474
The Awesome Weather Widget WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 does not sanitize the id parameter of its awesome_weather_refresh AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Awesome_weather_widget_project Awesome_weather_widget
- Unknown Awesome Weather Widget — versions 3.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24474?
- CVE-2021-24474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Awesome Weather Widget Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24474?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24474 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.