CVE-2021-24136 (GCVE-0-2021-24136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-18 14:57 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:21
VLAI
Title
Testimonials Widget < 4.0.0 - Multiple Authenticated Stored XSS
Summary
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the Testimonials Widget WordPress plugin, versions before 4.0.0, lead to multiple Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code or HTML via the below parameters: - Author - Job Title - Location - Company - Email - URL
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Testimonials Widget Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.0 (custom)
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Credits
Nguyen Anh Tien - SunCSR (Sun* Cyber Security Research)
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