CVE-2021-24693 (GCVE-0-2021-24693)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-08 17:35
Modified
2024-08-03 19:42
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pages, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Given the that XSS is triggered even when the Download is in a review state, contributor could make JavaScript code execute in a context of a reviewer such as admin and make them create a rogue admin account, or install a malicious plugin
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Simple Download Monitor Version: 3.9.5   < 3.9.5
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