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MEDIUM · 5.4

CVE-2021-24443

The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenti...

Vulnerability Description

The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenticated user to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in it, which will be executed when viewing the affected user profile. This could allow a low privilege user to gain unauthorised access to the admin side of the blog by targeting an admin, inducing them to view their profile with a malicious payload adding a rogue account for example.

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

VendorProductVersions
KainelabsYouzify< 1.0.7

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-24443?

CVE-2021-24443 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenti...

How severe is CVE-2021-24443?

CVE-2021-24443 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-2021-24443?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Kainelabs Youzify.