Vulnerability in Unspecified Wp-Ban
CVE-2021-4252
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP-Ban. This issue affects the function toggle_checkbox of the file ban-options.php. The manipulation of the argument $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693fd76. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216209 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/pull/11 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693fd76 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- vuldb.com/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4252?
- CVE-2021-4252 is a low-severity vulnerability in Unspecified Wp-Ban, classified under CWE-707. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4252?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.