CVE-2021-25058 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Buffer Button WordPress plugin through 1.0 was vulnerable to Authenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) within the Twitter username to mention text field.

Published: 2022-02-21

Score: 5.4 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

The Buffer Button

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0`	affected	≤ 1.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:the_buffer_button_project:the_buffer_button:*:*:*:*:*: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-2021-11970	The Buffer Button WordPress plugin through 1.0 was vulnerable to Authenticated Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) within the Twitter username to mention text field.

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 Required

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 0.006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd5271ef-1da5-4d09-888e-f1fd71820cde

History

No history.

Subscriptions

The Buffer Button Project The Buffer Button

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-02-21T10:45:45.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.590Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-25058

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-21T11:15:08.543

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:23.330

Link: CVE-2021-25058

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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