XSS in Wp-Webhooks Email Encoder
CVE-2021-24599
The Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 has an endpoint that requires no authentication and will render a user supplied value in the HTML response without escaping or sanitizing the data.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wp-Webhooks Email Encoder
- Email Encoder – Protect Addresses — versions 2.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/625a272f-5c69-4f6a-8eee-32f70cd4a558 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24599?
- CVE-2021-24599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wp-Webhooks Email Encoder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24599?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24599 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.