CVE-2021-25078

Public Exploit
Affiliates Manager < 2.9.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.0 does not validate, sanitise and escape the IP address of requests logged by the click tracking feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admin viewing the tracked requests.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.00% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown Affiliates Manager
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4edb5f2-aa1b-4e2d-abb4-76c46def6c6e third party advisory exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648196 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-25078?
CVE-2021-25078 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-25078?
To fix CVE-2021-25078, 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-2021-25078 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-25078 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-25078?
CVE-2021-25078 affects Unknown Affiliates Manager.
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