Current Book <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24538
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published July 14, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Vikas Srivastava

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.

Wordfence blocked 20,131,188 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Current Book

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug current-book (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
  • <= 1.0.1

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