XSS in Mekshq Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget
CVE-2021-24958
The Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the meks_save_business_selected_account AJAX action, available to any authenticated user, and does not escape some of the settings. As a result, any authenticated user, such as subscriber could update the plugin's settings and put Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mekshq Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget
- Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget — versions 1.2.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/011c2519-fd84-4c95-b8b8-23654af59d70 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24958?
- CVE-2021-24958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mekshq Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24958?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24958 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.