XSS in Any Hostname Project
CVE-2021-24481
The Any Hostname WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not sanitise or escape its "Allowed hosts" setting, leading to an authenticated stored XSS issue as high privilege users are able to set XSS payloads in it
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Any_hostname_project Any_hostname
- Unknown Any Hostname — versions 1.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24481?
- CVE-2021-24481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Any Hostname Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24481?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24481 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.