Vulnerability · Published May 24, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24298Simple Giveaways < 2.36.2 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests from Igor Benic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.5% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.5%top 10.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The method and share GET parameters of the Giveaway pages were not sanitised, validated or escaped before being output back in the pages, thus leading to reflected XSS
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Benic | Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests | 2.36.2 – before 2.36.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30aebded-3eb3-4dda-90b5-12de5e622c91 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-giveasap-xss/ x_refsource_MISC