Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24409Prismatic < 2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Prismatic from Jeff Starr. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

The Prismatic WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not escape the 'tab' GET parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jeff Starr Prismatic 2.8 – before 2.8

Weakness: CWE-79

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