CVE-2021-24414

YT Player < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 1.4 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

El plugin Video Player for YouTube de WordPress versiones anteriores a 1.4 no sanea ni comprueba los parámetros de su shortcode, lo que permite a usuarios con un rol tan bajo como el de contribuidor establecer en ellos payloads de tipo Cross-Site Scripting que serán desencadenados en la/s página/s con el shortcode malicioso insertado

*Credits: Michał Lipiński

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-09-22 CVE Published
2023-05-18 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20b805d-eb11-4702-9803-77de276000ac	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Video Player For Youtube Project Search vendor "Video Player For Youtube Project"		Video Player For Youtube Search vendor "Video Player For Youtube Project" for product "Video Player For Youtube"				< 1.4 Search vendor "Video Player For Youtube Project" for product "Video Player For Youtube" and version " < 1.4"		wordpress		Affected