CVE-2021-24982 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Child Theme Generator WordPress plugin through 2.2.7 does not sanitise escape the parade parameter before outputting it back, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in the admin dashboard

Published: 2022-03-14

Score: 6.4 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

Child Theme Generator

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.2.7`	affected	≤ 2.2.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:childtheme-generator:child_theme_generator:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11894	The Child Theme Generator WordPress plugin through 2.2.7 does not sanitise escape the parade parameter before outputting it back, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in the admin dashboard

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00646.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e53f15e-8b6a-4d47-a40d-4ebbe6934286

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Childtheme-generator Child Theme Generator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-03-14T14:41:07.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.172Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-24982

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-14T15:15:08.813

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:15.630

Link: CVE-2021-24982

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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