Medium severity · published Oct 18, 2021
CVE-2021-24412
The Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as…
5.4
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
Html5 Audio Player · Bplugins
before 2.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24412
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24412
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4ed3e52-cbe0-46dc-ab43-65de78cfb225
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