Auto Featured Image <= 3.9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24932
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 15, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ZhongFu Su

Description

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

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Vulnerability Details for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug auto-post-thumbnail (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.9.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.9.2
Patched Version
  • 3.9.3

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