XSS in Profilepress User Registration\, Login Form\, Profile \& Membership
CVE-2021-24954
The User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape the ppress_cc_data parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of an admin dashboard page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.010 (58.2th 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
- Profilepress User_registration\,_login_form\,_user_profile_\&_membership
- Unknown User Registration, Login Form, Profile & Membership – Profilepress (Formerly Wp Avatar) — versions 3.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24954?
- CVE-2021-24954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Profilepress User Registration\, Login Form\, Profile \& Membership, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24954 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.