Social Slider Widget
CVE-2021-24196
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized
AnalysisAI
The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized Affected products include: Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget. Version information: before 1.8.5.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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