5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-24834
YOP Poll WordPress Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which exists in the Create Poll - Options module where a user with a role as low as author is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of custom label parameters - vote button label , results link label and back to vote caption label.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 17, 2021, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 18, 2021, 8:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-24834 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 Yop-poll yop_poll
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-2021-24834.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/72f58b14-e5cb-4f1c-a16f-621238c6ebbf Third Party Advisory
https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-053 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-2021-24834 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-24834 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/72f58b14-e5cb-4f1c-a16f-621238c6ebbf No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/72f58b14-e5cb-4f1c-a16f-621238c6ebbf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-053 No Types Assigned https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-053 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yop-poll:yop_poll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.3.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the 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-2021-24834 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.23626

percentile

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