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CVE-2021-4252

WP-Ban ban-options.php toggle_checkbox cross site scripting

Published: Dec 18, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-707
NVD MITRE
3.5CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP-Ban. This issue affects the function toggle_checkbox of the file ban-options.php. The manipulation of the argument $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693fd76. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216209 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-707

Affected Products

wp-banwp-ban project
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
WP-Banunspecified
Mixed
Consumer Software / media-player
wp-ban projectcommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka wp-ban
unspecifiedConsumer Software

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693fd76
github.com
https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/pull/11
github.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.216209
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 18, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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