CVE-2021-24567
Published: 16 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2021-24567 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Nickmomrik Simple Post. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 47.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-11479
Vulnerability details
The Simple Post WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitize user input when an authenticated user Text value, then it does not escape these values when outputting to the browser leading to an Authenticated Stored XSS Cross-Site Scripting issue.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.