What is CVE-2021-24932?

CVE-2021-24932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cm-Wp Auto Featured Image, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-24932?

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

Is CVE-2021-24932 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Cm-Wp Auto Featured Image

CVE-2021-24932

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.9th 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

Cm-wp Auto_featured_image
Unknown Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) — versions 3.9.3

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-2021-24932?: CVE-2021-24932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cm-Wp Auto Featured Image, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-24932?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24932 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.