What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24667?

CVE-2021-24667 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: 0.6%.

Simply Gallery Blocks With Lightbox CVE-2021-24667

MEDIUM

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

2021-08-30 contact@wpscan.com

XSS Simply Gallery Blocks With Lightbox

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

Aug 30, 2021 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in : Simply Gallery Blocks with Lightbox (Version - 2.2.0 & below). The vulnerability exists in the Lightbox functionality where a user with low privileges is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of image parameters in meta data.

AnalysisAI

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in : Simply Gallery Blocks with Lightbox (Version - 2.2.0 & below). 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. A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in : Simply Gallery Blocks with Lightbox (Version - 2.2.0 & below). The vulnerability exists in the Lightbox functionality where a user with low privileges is allowed to execute arbitrary script code within the context of the application. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of image parameters in meta data. Affected products include: Simplygallery Simply Gallery Blocks With Lightbox.

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.