CVE-2021-24538 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24538

Current Book <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Vulnerability Description

The Current Book WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitize user input when an authenticated user adds Author or Book Title, then does not escape these values when outputting to the browser leading to an Authenticated Stored XSS Cross-Site Scripting issue.

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:

  • Vikas Srivastava

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Current Book
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 16th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)