Special Text Boxes <= 5.9.109 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2021-09-21 00:00

Akash Rajendra Patil

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.9.110

Affected PluginSpecial Text Boxes

Affected Version<= 5.9.109

CVSS5.5Medium

CVECVE-2021-24485

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Vulnerability Overview

The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin through 5.9.109 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.9.110, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24485 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/938d24c2-24f5-42d4-9a8f-f25b65a312f1

CVSS Vector

5.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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