What is CVE-2021-24940?

CVE-2021-24940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Persian-Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-24940?

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

Is CVE-2021-24940 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Woocommerce Persian-Woocommerce

CVE-2021-24940

The Persian Woocommerce WordPress plugin through 5.8.0 does not escape the s parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in the admin dashboard, which could lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.2th 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

Woocommerce Persian-woocommerce
Unknown ووکامرس فارسی — versions 5.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24940?: CVE-2021-24940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Persian-Woocommerce, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-24940?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24940 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.