CVE-2021-24732
Published: 18 October 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-24732 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Dearhive Dearflip. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 39.5th 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-2021-11644
Vulnerability details
The PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook WordPress – DearFlip WordPress plugin before 1.7.10 does not escape the class attribute of its shortcode before outputting it back in an attribute, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to…
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perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
- 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.