What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24659?

CVE-2021-24659 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Postx Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid CVE-2021-24659

MEDIUM

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

2021-09-27 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Postx Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 27, 2021 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

The PostX - Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the plugin's block.

AnalysisAI

The PostX - Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the plugin's block. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), 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 PostX - Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the plugin's block. Affected products include: Wpxpo Postx - Gutenberg Blocks For Post Grid. Version information: before 2.4.10.

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.