cvelist/2021/24xxx/CVE-2021-24452.json

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  "CVE_data_meta": {
    "ID": "CVE-2021-24452",
    "ASSIGNER": "contact@wpscan.com",
    "STATE": "PUBLIC",
    "TITLE": "W3 Total Cache < 2.1.5 - Reflected XSS in Extensions Page (JS Context)"
  },
  "data_format": "MITRE",
  "data_type": "CVE",
  "data_version": "4.0",
  "generator": "WPScan CVE Generator",
  "affects": {
    "vendor": {
      "vendor_data": [
        {
          "vendor_name": "BoldGrid",
          "product": {
            "product_data": [
              {
                "product_name": "W3 Total Cache",
                "version": {
                  "version_data": [
                    {
                      "version_affected": "<",
                      "version_name": "2.1.5",
                      "version_value": "2.1.5"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "description": {
    "description_data": [
      {
        "lang": "eng",
        "value": "The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the \"extension\" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise."
      }
    ]
  },
  "references": {
    "reference_data": [
      {
        "refsource": "CONFIRM",
        "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0",
        "name": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0"
      }
    ]
  },
  "problemtype": {
    "problemtype_data": [
      {
        "description": [
          {
            "value": "CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)",
            "lang": "eng"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "credit": [
    {
      "lang": "eng",
      "value": "renniepak"
    }
  ],
  "source": {
    "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
  }
}