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    CVE-2021-24452

    The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.

    Published:Jul 19, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jul 19, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.09627
    CVSS Score:6.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Boldgrid
    Product
    W3 Total Cache

    Exploits

    https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High