Page Builder KingComposer <= 2.9.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary Profile Creation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting

8.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-25048
CVSS 8.5 (High)
Publicly Published March 14, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not have authorisation, CSRF and sanitisation/escaping when creating profile, allowing any authenticated users to create arbitrary ones, with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them

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Vulnerability Details for Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug kingcomposer (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
  • <= 2.9.6

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