Admin Columns Free < 4.3.2 and Pro < 5.5.2 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

5.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24365
CVSS 5.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 21, 2021
Last Updated October 27, 2022
Researcher Johannes Lauinger

Description

The Admin Columns WordPress plugin Free before 4.3.2 and Pro before 5.5.2 allowed to configure individual columns for tables. Each column had a type. The type "Custom Field" allowed to choose an arbitrary database column to display in the table. There was no escaping applied to the contents of "Custom Field" columns.

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Vulnerability Details for Admin Columns Pro

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug admin-columns-pro
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.5.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 5.5.2
Patched Version
  • 5.5.2

1 other affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug codepress-admin-columns (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.3.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 4.3.2
Patched Version
  • 4.3.2

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