What is CVE-2021-24693?

CVE-2021-24693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2021-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-24693?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24693 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor

CVE-2021-24693

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pages, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Given the that XSS is triggered even when the Download is in a review state, contributor could make JavaScript code execute in a context of a reviewer such as admin and make them create a rogue admin account, or install a malicious plugin

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (66.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tipsandtricks-hq Simple_download_monitor
Unknown Simple Download Monitor — versions 3.9.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24693?: CVE-2021-24693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2021-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-24693?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24693 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.