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CVE-2021-24365

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
admin columnsNVD
Affected:< 4.3.2Fixed in:4.3.2CVE-2021-24365derived from NVD
Affected:< 5.5.2Fixed in:5.5.2CVE-2021-24365derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days
56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

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