Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator <= 1.3.21 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24437
CVSS Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published July 27, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher renniepak
Description

The Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator WordPress plugin through 1.3.20 does not sanitise or escape one of its parameter before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) which is executed in the context of a logged administrator.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug favicon-by-realfavicongenerator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.21
Patched Version
  • 1.3.21
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