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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-24409
Prismatic < 2.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Vulnerability Description
The Prismatic WordPress plugin before 2.8 does not escape the 'tab' GET parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator
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:
- apple502j
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Affected Vendor
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Prismatic
Vulnerable Versions:
2.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 12th, 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