XSS in Dropdown Menu Widget Project
CVE-2021-25113
The Dropdown Menu Widget WordPress plugin through 1.9.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when saving its settings, allowing low privilege users such as subscriber to update them. Due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Dropdown_menu_widget_project Dropdown_menu_widget
- Unknown Dropdown Menu Widget — versions 1.9.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25113?
- CVE-2021-25113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dropdown Menu Widget Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25113?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-25113 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.