CVE-2021-24176

JH 404 Logger <= 1.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

The JH 404 Logger WordPress plugin through 1.1 doesn't sanitise the referer and path of 404 pages, when they are output in the dashboard, which leads to executing arbitrary JavaScript code in the WordPress dashboard.

Affected

JH 404 Logger

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 NVD

3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 81st percentile

Nuclei

medium

Published

2021-04-05

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://ganofins.com/blog/my-first-cve-2021-24176/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/705bcd6e-6817-4f89-be37-901a767b0585

Nuclei templates (1)

• linuxadi/40k-nuclei-templates/blob/main/aditya/folder1/cve-2021-24176-5633.yaml

Security advisories

• https://ganofins.com/blog/my-first-cve-2021-24176

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry