Vulnerability · Published Feb 1, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24686SVG Support < 2.3.20 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the affected software. 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 52% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The SVG Support WordPress plugin before 2.3.20 does not escape the "CSS Class to target" setting before outputting it in an attribute, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38018695-901d-48d9-b39a-7c00df7f0a4b x_refsource_MISC
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2651929 x_refsource_CONFIRM