CVE-2021-24514: unknown visual form builder Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 25-10-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-24514 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown visual form builder. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.0.4.
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 25-10-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise or escape its Form Name, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 4.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- wordfenceSource4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Low 3.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
- visual form builder≥ 3.0.4, < 3.0.4
Vfbpro1 product
- visual_form_builder< 3.0.4
Wordpress1 product
- visual-form-builder≤ 3.0.3 (fixed in 3.0.4)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/0afa78d3-2403-4e0c-8f16-5b7874b03cd2X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory