CVE-2021-24556 (GCVE-0-2021-24556)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-23 11:10 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Email Subscriber <= 1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The kento_email_subscriber_ajax AJAX action of the Email Subscriber WordPress plugin through 1.1, does not properly sanitise, validate and escape the submitted subscribe_email and subscribe_name POST parameters, inserting them in the DB and then outputting them back in the Subscriber list (/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=kes_campaign&page=kento_email_subscriber_list_settings), leading a Stored XSS issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
WPScan
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f050aedc-f79f-4b… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugi… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Email Subscriber |
Affected:
1.1 , ≤ 1.1
(custom)
|
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