Keyword Meta <= 3.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24611
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 9, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Genubhau Wayal

Description

The Keyword Meta WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not sanitise of escape its settings before outputting them back in the page after they are saved, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting issues. Furthermore, it is also lacking any CSRF check, allowing attacker to make a logged in high privilege user save arbitrary setting via a CSRF attack.

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Vulnerability Details for Keyword Meta

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug keyword-meta (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.1, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0
Patched Version
  • 3.1

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