CVE-2021-33852
WordPress Post Duplicator Plugin Cross-Site Scripting
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) attack can cause arbitrary code (JavaScript) to run in a user's browser and can use an application as the vehicle for the attack. The XSS payload given in the "Duplicate Title" text box executes whenever the user opens the Settings Page of the Post Duplicator Plugin or the application root page after duplicating any of the existing posts.
INFO
Published Date :
March 10, 2022, 5:42 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 12, 2022, 4:10 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2021-33852.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2021-33852-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-wordpress-post-duplicator-plugin-2-23.html | 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]
Mar. 12, 2022
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://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2021-33852-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-wordpress-post-duplicator-plugin-2-23.html No Types Assigned https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2021-33852-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-wordpress-post-duplicator-plugin-2-23.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:metaphorcreations:post_duplicator:2.23:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 11, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) attack can cause arbitrary code (javascript) to run in a user’s browser while the browser is connected to a trusted website. The application targets your application’s users and not the application itself, but it uses your application as the vehicle for the attack. The XSS payload executes whenever the user opens the Settings Page of the Post Duplicator Plugin or the application root page after duplicating any of the existing posts. A cross-site scripting (XSS) attack can cause arbitrary code (JavaScript) to run in a user's browser and can use an application as the vehicle for the attack. The XSS payload given in the "Duplicate Title" text box executes whenever the user opens the Settings Page of the Post Duplicator Plugin or the application root page after duplicating any of the existing posts.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-33852 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-2021-33852
weaknesses.
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
0.22829
percentile