CVE-2021-24709 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Weather Effect WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly validate and escape some of its settings (like *_size_leaf, *_flakes_leaf, *_speed) which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

Published: 2021-10-11

Score: 4.8 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

Weather Effect – Christmas Santa Snow Falling

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.3.6`	affected	< 1.3.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:awplife:weather_effect:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11621	The Weather Effect WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly validate and escape some of its settings (like _size_leaf, _flakes_leaf, *_speed) which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

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 0.00617.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/df74ed76-af9e-47a8-9a4d-c5c57e9e0f91

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Awplife Weather Effect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-10-11T10:45:44.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:16.196Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24709

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-11T11:15:09.223

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:46.500

Link: CVE-2021-24709

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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