CVE-2021-24366
WordPress Admin Columns Stored XSS Vulnerability
Description
The Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1 do not sanitise and escape its Label settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
INFO
Published Date :
June 21, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 5, 2025, 5:17 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
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-2021-24366.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7 | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7 | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7 Added Reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 Added Reference https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The Admin Columns Free WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1, rendered input on the posted pages with improper input validation on the value passed into the field 'Label' parameter, by taking this as an advantage an authenticated attacker can supply a crafted arbitrary script and execute it. The Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1 do not sanitise and escape its Label settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup) Added Reference WPScan https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7 [No types assigned] Removed CWE WPScan CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 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/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 No Types Assigned https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:admincolumns:admin_columns:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:admincolumns:admin_columns:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.5.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24366 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-2021-24366
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.37 }} -16.00%
score
0.55781
percentile