CVE-2021-24808 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Published: 2021-11-01

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

Unknown

BP Better Messages

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.9.9.41`	affected	< 1.9.9.41

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordplus:better_messages:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11720	The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

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 0.0021.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605772/bp-better-messages/trunk/views/layout-new.php
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53ff82ec-00ec-4b20-8f60-db9db8c025b4

History

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Subscriptions

Wordplus Better Messages

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-11-01T08:46:29.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:17.339Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24808

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-01T09:15:09.587

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:53:48.277

Link: CVE-2021-24808

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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