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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24632
CVE-2021-24632:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Recipe Card Blocks by WPZOOM WordPress plugin before version 2.8.1 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by apple502j, and was publicly disclosed on August 24, 2021 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly escape the message parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard. This security flaw has been assigned CVE-2021-24632 and has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) according to CVSS v3.1 scoring system (NVD Results).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks through the admin dashboard. This type of vulnerability could potentially enable attackers to perform malicious actions in the context of the authenticated admin user's session (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.8.1 of the Recipe Card Blocks 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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