CVE-2021-24921 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise and escape $_GET keys and values before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Published: 2022-02-21

Score: 6.1 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

Advanced Database Cleaner

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.4`	affected	< 3.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sigmaplugin:advanced_database_cleaner:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11833	The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise and escape $_GET keys and values before outputting them back in attributes, 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 0.008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/43ab0997-4d15-4ff7-af41-7b528b0ba3c7

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sigmaplugin Advanced Database Cleaner

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-02-21T10:45:41.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:13.923Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24921

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-21T11:15:08.387

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:08.283

Link: CVE-2021-24921

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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