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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2021-38344

Medium
6.4/10

Summary

The Brizy Page Builder plugin <= 2.3.11 for WordPress was vulnerable to stored XSS by lower-privileged users such as a subscribers. It was possible to add malicious JavaScript to a page by modifying the request sent to update the page via the brizy_update_item AJAX action and adding JavaScript to the data parameter, which would be executed in the session of any visitor viewing or previewing the post or page.

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  • CHANGED
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CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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