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CVE-2021-24560: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Software License Manager WordPress plugin versions below 4.4.8 contained a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2021-24560. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on August 11, 2021, by security researcher iohex (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of the edit_record parameter in the admin dashboard. When this parameter is processed, its content is output directly back to the page without proper security measures, enabling a reflected XSS attack. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (High) and is classified under CWE-79 (WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the admin dashboard. When successfully exploited, it could lead to compromised admin sessions and potential unauthorized access to the WordPress installation (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.4.8 of the Software License Manager plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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