CVE-2021-4252

low-risk
Published 2022-12-18

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP-Ban. This issue affects the function toggle_checkbox of the file ban-options.php. The manipulation of the argument $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"] leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693fd76. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-216209 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.27% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.5/10 Low
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Wp-Ban

Affected Vendors

Wp-Ban Project

References (6)

Patch https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693...
Patch https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/pull/11
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.216209
Patch https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/13e0b1e922f3aaa3f8fcb1dd6d50200dd693...
Patch https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/pull/11
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.216209
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal