CVE-2021-24918
published 2021-11-29CVE-2021-24918: The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a…
PriorityP278medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.65%
46.6th percentile
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a result, any logged-in user on a vulnerable site could update the settings and store rogue JavaScript on each of its posts and pages.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| smashballoon | smash_balloon_social_post_feed | < 4.0.1 | 4.0.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.03.5LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
vulncheck5.4MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-j9qp-w82r-g5cf: The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2021-11-30
CVE-2021-24918 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-j9qp-w82r-g5cf: The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a result, any logged-in user on a vulnerable site could update the settings and store rogue JavaScript on each of its posts and pages.
VulnCheck
smashballoon smash_balloon_social_post_feed Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
vulncheck·2021·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2021-24918 [MEDIUM] smashballoon smash_balloon_social_post_feed Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
smashballoon smash_balloon_social_post_feed Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a result, any logged-in user on a vulnerable site could update the settings and store rogue JavaScript on each of its posts and pages.
Affected: smashballoon smash_balloon_social_post_feed
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/custom-facebook-feed/smash-balloon-social-post-feed-40-arbitrary-plugin-s
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://jetpack.com/2021/10/29/security-issues-patched-in-smash-balloon-social-post-feed-plugin/https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d252ad7-bf28-44f3-8cd0-c4fe05c48f35https://jetpack.com/2021/10/29/security-issues-patched-in-smash-balloon-social-post-feed-plugin/https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d252ad7-bf28-44f3-8cd0-c4fe05c48f35
2021-11-29
Published
Exploited in the wild