CVE-2021-24976
Published: 24 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-24976 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Wbolt Smart Seo Tool. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.6th 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-2021-11888
Vulnerability details
The Smart SEO Tool WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when the TDK optimisation setting is enabled, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- 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.