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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-38347
CVE-2021-38347:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Custom Website Data WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.2) contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2021-38347) discovered in September 2021. The vulnerability exists in the id parameter found in the ~/views/edit.php file, which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts (NVD).
Technical details
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. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The scope is changed, and it can impact both confidentiality and integrity at a low level, with no impact on availability (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts through the id parameter, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information and manipulation of web content. The impact is characterized by low confidentiality and integrity breaches, affecting the security of the WordPress installation (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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