XSS in Scroll Banner Project
CVE-2021-24642
The Scroll Baner WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF check in place when saving its settings, nor perform any sanitisation, escaping or validation on them. This could allow attackers to make logged in admin change them and could lead to RCE (via a file upload) as well as XSS
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (44.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Scroll_banner_project Scroll_banner
- Unknown Scroll Baner — versions 1.0
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-2021-24642?
- CVE-2021-24642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Scroll Banner Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24642?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24642 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.