CVE-2021-38326
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Post Title Counter WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 1.1) contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-38326. The vulnerability was discovered in 2021 and was assigned by Wordfence. The vulnerability exists in the notice parameter found in the ~/post-title-counter.php file, which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts (NVD, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD, Wordfence).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts through the notice parameter, potentially leading to the execution of malicious JavaScript code in users' browsers. This could result in theft of sensitive information or manipulation of the web interface for affected users (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, there is no known patch available for this vulnerability. Users of the Post Title Counter WordPress plugin should consider removing or disabling the plugin until a security update is released (WPScan).

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