Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24522ProfilePress < 3.1.11 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in tabbed login/register widget
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official description
The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) | 3.1.11 – before 3.1.11 |
Weakness: CWE-79