Any Hostname <= 1.0.6 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

5.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24481
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Abishiek Magesh

Description

The Any Hostname WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not sanitise or escape its "Allowed hosts" setting, leading to an authenticated stored XSS issue as high privilege users are able to set XSS payloads in it

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Vulnerability Details for Any Hostname

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug any-hostname (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.6

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