What is CVE-2021-24792?

CVE-2021-24792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpeden Shiny Buttons, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-24792?

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

Is CVE-2021-24792 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Wpeden Shiny Buttons

CVE-2021-24792

The Shiny Buttons WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not have any authorisation and CSRF in place when saving a template (wpbtn_save_template function hooked to the init action), nor sanitise and escape them before outputting them in the admin dashboard, which allow unauthenticated users to add a malicious template and lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (64.1th 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

Wpeden Shiny_buttons
Unknown Shiny Buttons – Css3 Button Generator For Wordpress — versions 1.1.0

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-2021-24792?: CVE-2021-24792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpeden Shiny Buttons, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-24792?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24792 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.