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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-24985
CVE-2021-24985:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Easy Forms for Mailchimp WordPress plugin before version 6.8.6 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-24985. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape the fieldname and fieldtype parameters before outputting them back in attributes. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1 (medium severity) and is classified under CWE-79 (WPScan).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser session, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of the web interface (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update the Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin to version 6.8.6 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (WordPress Changelog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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