vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: flat-preloader: CVE-2021-24685: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 28, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 28, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
The Flat Preloader WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not enforce nonce checks when saving its settings, as well as does not sanitise and escape them, which could allow attackers to a make logged in admin change them with a Cross-Site Scripting payload (triggered either in the frontend or backend depending on the payload)
Solution
flat-preloader-plugin-cve-2021-24685
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24685
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f2a61a12-df0c-47a2-ba39-b70dbfaddf0a?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11597
- CVE-2021-24685
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24685
- CWE-352
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-11597
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