5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-24247
"Wordpress Contact Form Check Tester Unauthorized XSS Escalation"
Description

The Contact Form Check Tester WordPress plugin through 1.0.2 settings are visible to all registered users in the dashboard and are lacking any sanitisation. As a result, any registered user, such as subscriber, can leave an XSS payload in the plugin settings, which will be triggered by any user visiting them, and could allow for privilege escalation. The vendor decided to close the plugin.

INFO

Published Date :

May 6, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 3, 2021, 7:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24247 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mooveagency contact_form_check_tester
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-24247.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2990a7a-d4f0-424e-b01d-ecf67cf9c9f3 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-24247 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24247 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2990a7a-d4f0-424e-b01d-ecf67cf9c9f3 Third Party Advisory https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2990a7a-d4f0-424e-b01d-ecf67cf9c9f3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-863
    Added CWE WPScan CWE-79
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-863 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 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:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2990a7a-d4f0-424e-b01d-ecf67cf9c9f3 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2990a7a-d4f0-424e-b01d-ecf67cf9c9f3 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mooveagency:contact_form_check_tester:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.2
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.37436

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
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