Wp Hardening
CVE-2021-24372
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
The WP Hardening - Fix Your WordPress Security WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 did not sanitise or escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
AnalysisAI
The WP Hardening - Fix Your WordPress Security WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 did not sanitise or escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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 WP Hardening - Fix Your WordPress Security WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 did not sanitise or escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. Affected products include: Getastra Wp Hardening. Version information: before 1.2.2.
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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