Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2021-24756WP System Log < 1.0.21 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP System Log from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP System Log WordPress plugin before 1.0.21 does not sanitise, validate and escape the IP address retrieved from login requests before outputting them in the admin dashboard, which could allow unauthenticated attacker to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admins viewing the logs.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown WP System Log 1.0.21 – before 1.0.21

Weakness: CWE-79

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