CVE-2021-24972

Pixel Cat Lite < 2.6.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

El plugin Pixel Cat de WordPress versiones anteriores a 2.6.3, no escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios muy privilegiados llevar a cabo ataques de tipo Cross-Site Scripting incluso cuando el unfiltered_html está deshabilitado

*Credits: JrXnm

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

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
2021-11-15 CVE Published
2023-07-06 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/b960cb36-62de-4b9f-a35d-144a34a4c63d	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
Fatcatapps Search vendor "Fatcatapps"		Pixel Cat Search vendor "Fatcatapps" for product "Pixel Cat"				< 2.6.3 Search vendor "Fatcatapps" for product "Pixel Cat" and version " < 2.6.3"		wordpress		Affected