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CVE-2021-24999 (GCVE-0-2021-24999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-03 12:49 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI
Title
Booster for Woocommerce < 5.4.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in PDF Invoicing Module
Summary
The Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.4.9 does not sanitise and escape the wcj_notice parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard when the Pdf Invoicing module is enabled, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Booster for WooCommerce Affected: 5.4.9 , < 5.4.9 (custom)
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Credits
Jeremie Amsellem
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