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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-38353
CVE-2021-38353:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Dropdown and Scrollable Text WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.0) was identified with a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-38353. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence on August 9, 2021, and was publicly disclosed on September 10, 2021 (CVE MITRE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and exists in the content parameter of the ~/index.php file, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability 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, indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity but requiring user interaction (NVD, Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks that could potentially lead to the compromise of user data and session information when users interact with malicious content. The CVSS scoring indicates low impacts on both confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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