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CVE-2021-24833 Detail

Description

The YOP Poll WordPress plugin before 6.3.1 is affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, which exists in the Admin preview module where a user with a role as low as author is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of question and answer text parameters in Create Poll module.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  5.4 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605368 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7cb39087-fbab-463d-9592-003e3fca6d34 Third Party Advisory 
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7cb39087-fbab-463d-9592-003e3fca6d34 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-052 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-052 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') WPScan  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:yop-poll:yop_poll:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
6.3.1

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Change History

3 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-24833
NVD Published Date:
11/17/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
WPScan