Description
The User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.11's widget for tabbed login/register was not properly escaped and could be used in an XSS attack which could lead to wp-admin access. Further, the plugin in several places assigned $_POST as $_GET which meant that in some cases this could be replicated with just $_GET parameters and no need for $_POST values.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | User Registration, User Profile, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) | 3.1.11 – < 3.1.11 | 3.1.11 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- ProfilePress < 3.1.11 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24522.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.