Flat Preloader <= 1.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24685
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published September 28, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
Description

The Flat Preloader WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not enforce nonce checks when saving its settings, as well as does not sanitise and escape them, which could allow attackers to a make logged in admin change them with a Cross-Site Scripting payload (triggered either in the frontend or backend depending on the payload)

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug flat-preloader (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5.4
Patched Version
  • 1.5.4
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