CVE-2021-24306: Ultimate Member < 2.1.20 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
The Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.1.20 did not properly sanitise, validate or encode the query string when generating a link to edit user's own profile, leading to an authenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. Knowledge of the targeted username is required to exploit this, and attackers would then need to make the related logged in user open a malicious link.
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The Ultimate Member – User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.1.20 did not properly sanitise, validate or encode the query string when generating a link to edit user's own profile, leading to an authenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. Knowledge of the targeted username is required to exploit this, and attackers would then need to make the related logged in user open a malicious link.
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What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-24306.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-24306?
The severity of CVE-2021-24306 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.4.
What software is affected by CVE-2021-24306?
The Ultimate Member - User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin WordPress plugin version up to 2.1.20 is affected.
What is the CWE ID of CVE-2021-24306?
The CWE ID of CVE-2021-24306 is CWE-79.
How can I fix CVE-2021-24306?
Update the Ultimate Member - User Profile, User Registration, Login & Membership Plugin to version 2.1.21 or later to fix CVE-2021-24306.