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CVE-2021-24922

CRITICAL
9.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.2 does not have CSRF check when saving its settings, and did not sanitise as well as escape some of them, which could allow attacker to make a logged in admin change them and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

How to fix

Remediation Available
pixel catNVD
Affected:< 2.6.2Fixed in:2.6.2CVE-2021-24922derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days
41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

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CVE-2016-6277High8.8100%KEV-
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CVE-2022-41622High8.888%--
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