Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24768WP RSS Aggregator < 4.19.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin before 4.19.2 does not properly sanitise and escape the URL to Blacklist field, allowing malicious HTML to be inserted by high privilege users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More | 4.19.2 – before 4.19.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79