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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-24298
Simple Giveaways < 2.36.2 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Vulnerability Description
The method and share GET parameters of the Giveaway pages were not sanitised, validated or escaped before being output back in the pages, thus leading to reflected XSS
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Shreya Pohekar of Codevigilant Project
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Affected Vendor
Igor Benic
View all reports →Affected Software
Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests
Vulnerable Versions:
2.36.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 24th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N