CVE-2021-24436
"W3 Total Cache WordPress Reflected XSS Vulnerability"
Description
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 was vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, which is output in an attribute without being escaped first. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
INFO
Published Date :
July 19, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 28, 2021, 1:22 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2021-24436.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05988ebb-7378-4a3a-9d2d-30f8f58fe9ef | Exploit 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]
Jul. 28, 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:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05988ebb-7378-4a3a-9d2d-30f8f58fe9ef No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05988ebb-7378-4a3a-9d2d-30f8f58fe9ef Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24436 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-2021-24436
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.01%
score
0.42330
percentile