CVE-2021-24433 (GCVE-0-2021-24433)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-16 15:49 – Updated: 2025-06-02 15:10
VLAI?
Title
Simple Sort&Search <= 0.0.3 - Ccontributor+ Stored XSS
Summary
The simple sort&search WordPress plugin through 0.0.3 does not make sure that the indexurl parameter of the shortcodes "category_sims", "order_sims", "orderby_sims", "period_sims", and "tag_sims" use allowed URL protocols, which can lead to stored cross-site scripting by users with a role as low as Contributor
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ce8c786-ba82-42… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown simple sort&search Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.0.3 (semver)
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Credits
WPScan
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