CVE-2021-24298 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The method and share GET parameters of the Giveaway pages were not sanitised, validated or escaped before being output back in the pages, thus leading to reflected XSS

Published: 2021-05-24

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Igor Benic

Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.36.2`	affected	< 2.36.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibenic:simple_giveaways:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03451.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-giveasap-xss/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30aebded-3eb3-4dda-90b5-12de5e622c91

History

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Subscriptions

Ibenic Simple Giveaways

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-05-24T10:58:04.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.261Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24298

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-24T11:15:08.143

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:47.343

Link: CVE-2021-24298

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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