XSS in Motopress Motopress-Slider-Lite
CVE-2021-24544
The Responsive WordPress Slider WordPress plugin through 2.2.0 does not sanitise and escape some of the Slider options, allowing Cross-Site Scripting payloads to be set in them. Furthermore, as by default any authenticated user is allowed to create Sliders (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slider-can-be-changed-from-any-user-even-subscriber/, such settings can be changed in the plugin's settings), this would allow user with a role as low as subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged in admins viewing the slider list and could lead to privilege escalation by creating a rogue admin account for example.
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: 0.006 (47.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Motopress Motopress-Slider-Lite
- Responsive WordPress Slider — versions 2.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a2dddfc-6ce2-4edd-aaaa-4c130a9356d0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24544?
- CVE-2021-24544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Motopress Motopress-Slider-Lite, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24544?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24544 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.