5.4

CVE-2021-24471

Exploit

YouTube Embed <= 5.2.1 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The YouTube Embed WordPress plugin before 5.2.2 does not validate, escape or sanitise some of its shortcode attributes, leading to Stored XSS issues by 1. using w, h, controls, cc_lang, color, language, start, stop, or style parameter of youtube shortcode, 2. by using style, class, rel, target, width, height, or alt parameter of youtube_thumb shortcode, or 3. by embedding a video whose title or description contains XSS payload (if API key is configured).
Mögliche Gegenmaßnahme
Embeds for YouTube: Update to version 5.2.2, or a newer patched version
Weitere Schwachstelleninformationen
SystemWordPress Plugin
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Produkt Embeds for YouTube
Version * - 5.2.1
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Youtube Embed Project ≫ Youtube Embed SwPlatformwordpress Version < 5.2.2
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.16% 0.377
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.4 2.3 2.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd@nist.gov 2.1 3.9 2.9
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.