Wonder Video Embed <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24540
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published July 19, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
Description

The Wonder Video Embed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_video shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wonderplugin-video-embed (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7
Patched Version
  • 1.8
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