Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24443Youzify < 1.0.7 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Biography
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The About Me widget of the Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly sanitise its Biography field, allowing any authenticated user to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in it, which will be executed when viewing the affected user profile. This could allow a low privilege user to gain unauthorised access to the admin side of the blog by targeting an admin, inducing them to view their profile with a malicious payload adding a rogue account for example.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress | 1.0.7 – before 1.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-79