CVE-2021-24214: The OpenID Connect Generic Client WordPress plugin 3.8.0 and 3.8.1 did not sanitise the login error when output back in the login form, leading to a reflected…

PriorityP335medium6.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.63%

73.2th percentile

The OpenID Connect Generic Client WordPress plugin 3.8.0 and 3.8.1 did not sanitise the login error when output back in the login form, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. This issue does not require authentication and can be exploited with the default configuration.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
daggerhart	openid_connect_generic_client	>= 3.8.0 < 3.8.0*	3.8.0*
daggerhart	openid_connect_generic_client	>= 3.8.2 < 3.8.2	3.8.2
daggerhartlab	openid_connect_generic_client	—	—
daggerhartlab	openid_connect_generic_client	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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