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CVE-2021-24984: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WPFront User Role Editor WordPress plugin versions below 3.2.1.11184 contain a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-24984. The vulnerability was discovered by ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University and was publicly disclosed on November 23, 2021 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape the 'changes-saved' parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard. This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1 (medium) and is classified under CWE-79. The vulnerability can be exploited through the admin dashboard via the path: /wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpfront-user-role-editor-bulk-edit (WPScan).

Impact

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the affected admin user's browser session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or theft of sensitive information (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update the WPFront User Role Editor plugin to version 3.2.1.11184 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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