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CVE-2021-34657: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-34657 affects the 2TypoFR WordPress plugin versions up to and including 0.11. This security flaw was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with the CVE being assigned on June 10, 2021. The vulnerability is classified as a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically located in the text function within the ~/vendor/Org_Heigl/Hyphenator/index.php file (CVE Mitre).

Technical details

The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting) and has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating a moderate severity level. The security flaw exists in the text function implementation within the Hyphenator component of the plugin, which fails to properly sanitize user input (Wordfence Advisory).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the affected WordPress sites running the vulnerable version of the 2TypoFR plugin (CVE Mitre).

Mitigation and workarounds

Website administrators running the affected versions of the 2TypoFR WordPress plugin (versions <= 0.11) should update to the latest available version that contains the security fix (Wordfence Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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