CVE-2021-24229
Patreon WordPress Plugin Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The Jetpack Scan team identified a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the patreon_save_attachment_patreon_level AJAX action of the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.2. This AJAX hook is used to update the pledge level required by Patreon subscribers to access a given attachment. This action is accessible for user accounts with the ‘manage_options’ privilege (i.e.., only administrators). Unfortunately, one of the parameters used in this AJAX endpoint is not sanitized before being printed back to the user, so the risk it represents is the same as the previous XSS vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 14, 2021, 3:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-24229.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/001755c4-add3-4566-a022-ab1f83546c1f | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://jetpack.com/2021/03/26/vulnerabilities-found-in-patreon-wordpress-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/001755c4-add3-4566-a022-ab1f83546c1f No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/001755c4-add3-4566-a022-ab1f83546c1f Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:patreon:patreon_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The Jetpack Scan team identified a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the patreon_save_attachment_patreon_level AJAX action of the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.2. This AJAX hook is used to update the pledge level required by Patreon subscribers to access a given attachment. This action is accessible for user accounts with the ‘manage_options’ privilege (i.e.., only administrators). Unfortunately, one of the parameters used in this AJAX endpoint is not sanitized before being printed back to the user, so the risk it represents is the same as the previous XSS vulnerability. The Jetpack Scan team identified a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the patreon_save_attachment_patreon_level AJAX action of the Patreon WordPress plugin before 1.7.2. This AJAX hook is used to update the pledge level required by Patreon subscribers to access a given attachment. This action is accessible for user accounts with the ‘manage_options’ privilege (i.e.., only administrators). Unfortunately, one of the parameters used in this AJAX endpoint is not sanitized before being printed back to the user, so the risk it represents is the same as the previous XSS vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24229 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-24229
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.23 }} 0.04%
score
0.61548
percentile