What is CVE-2021-24982?

CVE-2021-24982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Childtheme-Generator Child Theme Generator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-24982?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24982 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Childtheme-Generator Child Theme Generator

CVE-2021-24982

The Child Theme Generator WordPress plugin through 2.2.7 does not sanitise escape the parade parameter before outputting it back, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in the admin dashboard

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Childtheme-generator Child_theme_generator
Unknown Child Theme Generator — versions 2.2.7

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-2021-24982?: CVE-2021-24982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Childtheme-Generator Child Theme Generator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-24982?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24982 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.