What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24883?

CVE-2021-24883 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: 0.8%.

Popup Anything CVE-2021-24883

MEDIUM

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

2021-11-29 contact@wpscan.com

WordPress XSS Popup Anything

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

Nov 29, 2021 - 09:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The Popup Anything WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not escape the Link Text and Button Text fields of Popup, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site. 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 Popup Anything WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not escape the Link Text and Button Text fields of Popup, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks Affected products include: Essentialplugin Popup Anything. Version information: before 2.0.4.

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.