CVE-2021-24423 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.59 does not sanitise its updraft_service settings, allowing high privilege users to set malicious JavaScript payload in it and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00206.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Updraftplus	Updraftplus

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11335	The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.59 does not sanitise its updraft_service settings, allowing high privilege users to set malicious JavaScript payload in it and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-05-09%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-UpdraftPlus-WordPress-Plugin-v1.16.56.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/541974d6-2df8-4497-9aee-afd3b9024102

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-01-24T08:00:45

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:28:23.809Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24423

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-24T08:15:08.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:02.460

Link: CVE-2021-24423

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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