CVE-2021-24454
WordPress YOP Poll Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
In the YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.2.8, when a pool is created with the options "Allow other answers", "Display other answers in the result list" and "Show results", it can lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues as the 'Other' answer is not sanitised before being output in the page. The execution of the XSS payload depends on the 'Show results' option selected, which could be before or after sending the vote for example.
INFO
Published Date :
July 12, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2021, 3:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2021-24454.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48ade7a5-5abb-4267-b9b6-13e31e1b3e91 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.in-spired.xyz/discovering-wordpress-plugin-yop-polls-v6-2-7-stored-xss/ | 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. 15, 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/48ade7a5-5abb-4267-b9b6-13e31e1b3e91 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48ade7a5-5abb-4267-b9b6-13e31e1b3e91 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.in-spired.xyz/discovering-wordpress-plugin-yop-polls-v6-2-7-stored-xss/ No Types Assigned https://www.in-spired.xyz/discovering-wordpress-plugin-yop-polls-v6-2-7-stored-xss/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yop-poll:yop_poll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2.8
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24454 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-2021-24454
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.34389
percentile