XSS in Blue-Admin Project
CVE-2021-24581
The Blue Admin WordPress plugin through 21.06.01 does not sanitise or escape its "Logo Title" setting before outputting in a page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. Furthermore, the plugin does not have CSRF check in place when saving its settings, allowing the issue to be exploited via a CSRF attack.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.041 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Blue-admin_project Blue-admin
- Unknown Blue Admin — versions 21.06.01
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-2021-24581?
- CVE-2021-24581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Blue-Admin Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24581?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24581 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.