CVE-2021-24233

Public Exploit

Cooked Pro < 1.7.5.6 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The Cooked Pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.5.6 was affected by unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues, due to improper sanitisation of user input while being output back in pages as an arbitrary attribute.

References

Link	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ed620de5-1ad2-4480-b08b-719480472bc0	third party advisory exploit
https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/reflected-xss-found-in-cooked-pro-recipe-plugin-for-wordpress/	third party advisory
https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-cooked-pro-plugin/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24233?: CVE-2021-24233 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24233?: To fix CVE-2021-24233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-24233 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-24233 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24233?: CVE-2021-24233 affects Unknown Cooked Ppro.

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Description

Category

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions