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CVE-2021-38338: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Border Loading Bar WordPress plugin contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2021-38338) discovered in versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability was identified on August 9, 2021, and was assigned by Wordfence (CVE MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the ~/titan-framework/iframe-googlefont-preview.php file, specifically related to the f and t parameters that are not properly sanitized. This allows for potential injection of arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability has been assigned 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. The weakness is categorized as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts through the affected parameters. The CVSS scoring indicates low impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability, but requires user interaction for successful exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.0.1 of the Border Loading Bar WordPress plugin to mitigate this vulnerability (Wordfence Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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