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CVE-2021-24850:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2021-24850 affects the Insert Pages WordPress plugin versions below 3.7.0. This stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered and reported by Francesco Carlucci, and was publicly disclosed on October 18, 2021 (WPScan).
Technical details
The Insert Pages plugin adds a shortcode functionality that prints out other pages' content and custom fields. The vulnerability allows users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks by storing malicious payloads in another post's custom fields. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium) and is classified under CWE-79 (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers with Contributor-level access to store and execute malicious JavaScript code through custom fields, potentially affecting other users who view the compromised pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.7.0 of the Insert Pages 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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