Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2021 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2021-36845YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) <= 1.3.8 - Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) from YITH. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) versions <= 1.3.8, there are 46 vulnerable parameters that were missed by the vendor while patching the 1.3.7 version to 1.3.8. Vulnerable parameters: 1 - "Newsletter" tab, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label parameter: payload should start with a single quote (') symbol to break the context, i.e.: NOTIFY ME' autofocus onfocus=alert(/Visse/);// v=' - this payload will be auto triggered while admin visits this page/tab. 2 - "General" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_message, &yith_maintenance_custom_style, &yith_maintenance_mascotte, &yith_maintenance_title_font[size], &yith_maintenance_title_font[family], &yith_maintenance_title_font[color], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[size], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[family], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[color], &yith_maintenance_border_top. 3 - "Background" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_background_image, &yith_maintenance_background_color. 4 - "Logo" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_logo_image, &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline, &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[size], &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[family], &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[color]. 5 - "Newsletter" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[size], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[family], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[color], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[size], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[family], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[color], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_background, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_background_hover, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_title, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_action, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_label, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_name, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_hidden_fields. 6 - "Socials" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_socials_facebook, &yith_maintenance_socials_twitter, &yith_maintenance_socials_gplus, &yith_maintenance_socials_youtube, &yith_maintenance_socials_rss, &yith_maintenance_socials_skype, &yith_maintenance_socials_email, &yith_maintenance_socials_behance, &yith_maintenance_socials_dribble, &yith_maintenance_socials_flickr, &yith_maintenance_socials_instagram, &yith_maintenance_socials_pinterest, &yith_maintenance_socials_tumblr, &yith_maintenance_socials_linkedin.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| YITH | YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) | <= 1.3.8 – through 1.3.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N