CVE-2021-24765

Public Exploit
Perfect Survey < 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Perfect Survey WordPress plugin through 1.5.2 does not validate and escape the X-Forwarded-For header value before outputting it in the statistic page when the Anonymize IP setting of a survey is turned off, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.07% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4440e7ca-1a55-444d-8f6c-04153302d750 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24765?
CVE-2021-24765 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24765?
To fix CVE-2021-24765, 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-2021-24765 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-24765 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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