CVE-2021-24488 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The slider import search feature and tab parameter of the Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 settings are not properly sanitised before being output back in the pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Published: 2021-08-02

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 11.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Post Grid

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.1.8`	affected	< 2.1.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pickplugins:post_grid:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11400	The slider import search feature and tab parameter of the Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 settings are not properly sanitised before being output back in the pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11241.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1fc0aace-ba85-4939-9007-d150960add4a

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Pickplugins Post Grid

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-08-02T10:32:25.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:19.741Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24488

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-02T11:15:10.843

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:07.197

Link: CVE-2021-24488

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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