CVE-2021-24272

Public Exploit
Fitness Calculators < 1.9.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The fitness calculators WordPress plugin before 1.9.6 add calculators for Water intake, BMI calculator, protein Intake, and Body Fat and was lacking CSRF check, allowing attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions, such as change the calculator headers. Due to the lack of sanitisation, this could also lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown fitness calculators
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e643040b-1f3b-4c13-8a20-acfd069dcc4f third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164261/WordPress-Fitness-Calculators-1.9.5-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24272?
CVE-2021-24272 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24272?
To fix CVE-2021-24272, 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-2021-24272 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-24272 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24272?
CVE-2021-24272 affects Unknown fitness calculators.
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