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WordPress Plugin About Author Box Cross-Site Scripting - CVE-2021-24745 - Vulnerability Database
WP Plugin About Author Box

WordPress Plugin About Author Box Cross-Site Scripting - CVE-2021-24745

Medium
Reference: CVE-2021-24745
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24745
Title: WordPress Plugin About Author Box Cross-Site Scripting
Overview:

WordPress Plugin About Author Box is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. WordPress Plugin About Author Box version 1.0.1 is vulnerable prior versions may also be affected.