Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24611Keywords & Meta <= 3.0 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site request forgery in Keyword Meta from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Keyword Meta WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not sanitise of escape its settings before outputting them back in the page after they are saved, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting issues. Furthermore, it is also lacking any CSRF check, allowing attacker to make a logged in high privilege user save arbitrary setting via a CSRF attack.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Keyword Meta | 3.0 – through 3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-352, CWE-79