FluentSMTP <= 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24528
CVSS Medium (5.5)
Publicly Published July 29, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher YoshiKen
Description

The FluentSMTP WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitize parameters before storing the settings in the database, nor does the plugin escape the values before outputting them when viewing the SMTP settings set by this plugin, leading to a stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Only users with roles capable of managing plugins can modify the plugin's settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug fluent-smtp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.1
Patched Version
  • 2.0.1
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