CVE-2021-24444
El plugin de WordPress TaxoPress - Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories antes de la versión 3.0.7.2 no sanea su campo de descripción de la taxonomía, lo que permite a los usuarios con privilegios elevados establecer la carga útil de JavaScript en ellos incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida, lo que conduce a un problema de Cross-Site Scripting almacenado autenticado
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
- Fecha de la puntuación: 12/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · WordPress Plugin TaxoPress 3.0.7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Authenticated) (25/10/2021)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164604/WordPress-TaxoPress-3.0.7.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-35aedca52b8b
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164604/WordPress-TaxoPress-3.0.7.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-35aedca52b8b
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