What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24344?

CVE-2021-24344 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Easy Preloader CVE-2021-24344

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2021-06-07 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Easy Preloader

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 07, 2021 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

The Easy Preloader WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise its setting fields, leading to authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site scripting issues

AnalysisAI

The Easy Preloader WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise its setting fields, leading to authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site scripting issues. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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 Easy Preloader WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise its setting fields, leading to authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site scripting issues Affected products include: Easy Preloader Project Easy Preloader. Version information: through 1.0.0.

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.