What is CVE-2021-24676?

CVE-2021-24676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codesolz Better Find And Replace, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-24676?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24676 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Codesolz Better Find And Replace

CVE-2021-24676

The Better Find and Replace WordPress plugin before 1.2.9 does not escape the 's' GET parameter before outputting back in the All Masking Rules page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Codesolz Better_find_and_replace
Unknown Better Find And Replace — versions 1.2.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24676?: CVE-2021-24676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codesolz Better Find And Replace, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-24676?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24676 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.