CVE-2021-24180 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

Published: 2021-04-05

Score: 5.4 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

Related Posts for WordPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.4`	affected	< 2.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:never5:related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11094	Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00632.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7593d5c8-cbc2-4469-b36b-5d4fb6d49718

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Never5 Related Posts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-04-05T18:27:45.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:21:18.675Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24180

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-05T19:15:16.310

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:39:33.227

Link: CVE-2021-24180

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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