vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-user-avatar: CVE-2021-24522: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 9, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 9, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The User Registration, User Profile, Login and Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
Solution
wp-user-avatar-plugin-cve-2021-24522
References
Rapid7 Labs
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