What is CVE-2021-24760?

CVE-2021-24760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pdf Viewer Block For Gutenberg Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-24760?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24760 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Pdf Viewer Block For Gutenberg Project

CVE-2021-24760

The Gutenberg PDF Viewer Block WordPress plugin before 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape its block, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Pdf_viewer_block_for_gutenberg_project Pdf_viewer_block_for_gutenberg
Unknown Gutenberg Pdf Viewer Block — versions 1.0.1

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-2021-24760?: CVE-2021-24760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pdf Viewer Block For Gutenberg Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-24760?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24760 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.