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CVE-2021-24973: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-24973 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Site Reviews WordPress plugin versions below 5.17.3. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on December 6, 2021, by security researcher Krzysztof Zając (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape the site-reviews parameter of the glsr_action AJAX action. This functionality is accessible to both unauthenticated and authenticated users. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.8 (high) and is classified as CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in administrators who view the Tool dashboard of the plugin. The XSS payload is triggered when accessing the plugin's Tool dashboard at /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=site-review&page=glsr-tools (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Site Reviews version 5.17.3. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential attacks (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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