XSS in Wpo365 WordPress \+ Azure Ad \/ Microsoft Office 365

CVE-2021-43409

The “WPO365 | LOGIN” WordPress plugin (up to and including version 15.3) by wpo365.com is vulnerable to a persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (also known as Stored or Second-Order XSS). Persistent XSS vulnerabilities occur when the application stores and retrieves client supplied data without proper handling of dangerous content. This type of XSS vulnerability is exploited by submitting malicious script content to the application which is then retrieved and executed by other application users. The attacker could exploit this to conduct a range of attacks against users of the affected application such as session hijacking, account take over and accessing sensitive data. In this case, the XSS payload can be submitted by any anonymous user, the payload then renders and executes when a WordPress administrator authenticates and accesses the WordPress Dashboard. The injected payload can carry out actions on behalf of the administrator including adding other administrative users and changing application settings. This flaw could be exploited to ultimately provide full control of the affected system to the attacker.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43409?
CVE-2021-43409 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpo365 WordPress \+ Azure Ad \/ Microsoft Office 365, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2021-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-43409?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-43409 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.