Medium severity · published Jul 12, 2021
CVE-2021-24409
Prismatic < 2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
6.1
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Prismatic WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not escape the 'tab' GET parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Prismatic · Jeff Starr
2.8 before 2.8 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24409
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24409
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ae3cd3ed-aecd-4d8c-8a2b-2936aaaef0cf
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