CVE-2021-24617 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The GamePress WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not escape the op_edit POST parameter before outputting it back in multiple Game Option pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Published: 2021-10-18

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

GamePress – The Game Database Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1.0`	affected	≤ 1.1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gamepress_project:gamepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11529	The GamePress WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not escape the op_edit POST parameter before outputting it back in multiple Game Option pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0077.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e262cd7-ca64-4190-8d8c-38b07bbe63e0

History

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Subscriptions

Gamepress Project Gamepress

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-10-18T13:45:49.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:35:20.219Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24617

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-18T14:15:09.337

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:40:20.147

Link: CVE-2021-24617

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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