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CVE-2021-24479: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-24479 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the DrawBlog WordPress plugin versions 0.90 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by ABISHEIK M and publicly disclosed on June 28, 2021 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize or validate certain settings before outputting them back in the page. This leads to an authenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.5 (medium) and is classified under CWE-79 and OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).

Impact

An authenticated attacker with administrative access can inject malicious JavaScript code into the plugin settings, specifically in the "Checkbox reminder" field. When other users view the affected page, the injected code will execute in their browser context (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the last update on January 2, 2022, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the DrawBlog plugin should consider implementing additional security controls or using alternative plugins until a patch is released (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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