CVE-2021-24196 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-24196?

CVE-2021-24196 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-24196?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget.

Vulnerability Description

The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cm-Wp	Social Slider Widget	< 1.8.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://purinechu.github.io/posts/social_slider_widget_reflected_xss/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb20d732-a5e4-4140-ab51-b2aa1a53db12ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://purinechu.github.io/posts/social_slider_widget_reflected_xss/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb20d732-a5e4-4140-ab51-b2aa1a53db12ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-24196?

CVE-2021-24196 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echo...

How severe is CVE-2021-24196?

CVE-2021-24196 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-24196?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget.