XSS in Profilepress User Registration\, Login Form\, Profile \& Membership
CVE-2021-24955
The User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not escape the data parameter of the pp_get_forms_by_builder_type AJAX action before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Profilepress User Registration\, Login Form\, Profile \& Membership
- User Registration, Login Form, Profile & Membership – Profilepress (Formerly Wp Avatar) — versions 3.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2626573/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/e8005d4d-41c3-451d-b85a-2626decaa080 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24955?
- CVE-2021-24955 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-2021-24955?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24955 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.