Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-4378WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin from labibahmed42. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions like subscribers, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
labibahmed42 WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin 0 – through 5.5

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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