CVE-2021-24672 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The One User Avatar WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 does not escape the link and target attributes of its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2021-10-18

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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

One User Avatar | User Profile Picture

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.3.7`	affected	< 2.3.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:onedesigns:one_user_avatar:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11584	The One User Avatar WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 does not escape the link and target attributes of its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00629.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/762c506a-f57d-450f-99c0-32d750306ddc

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Onedesigns One User Avatar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-10-18T13:45:53.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:42:15.980Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24672

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-18T14:15:09.487

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:25.843

Link: CVE-2021-24672

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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