CVE-2021-24545
Medium
Description
The WP HTML Author Bio WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise the HTML allowed in the Bio of users, allowing them to use malicious JavaScript code, which will be executed when anyone visit a post in the frontend made by such user. As a result, user with a role as low as author could perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against users, which could potentially lead to privilege escalation when an admin view the related post/s.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductWp Html Author Bio
PublishedOct 11, 2021
First seenOct 11, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wp_html_author_bio_project wp_html_author_bio | v ≤ 1.2.0 | — |
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