XSS in Securemoz Security Audit
CVE-2021-24901
The Security Audit WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape the Data Id setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Securemoz Security Audit
- Security Audit — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c315404-b66a-448c-a3b7-367a37b53435 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24901?
- CVE-2021-24901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Securemoz Security Audit, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24901?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24901 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.