XSS in Wpkube About Author Box
CVE-2021-24745
The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wpkube About Author Box
- About Author Box — versions 1.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a965aeca-d8f9-4070-aa0d-9c9b95493dda (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24745?
- CVE-2021-24745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpkube About Author Box, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24745?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24745 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.