CVE-2021-24173 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the VM Backups WordPress plugin up to version 1.0. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a logged-in user into performing unintended actions, such as modifying plugin settings, which can lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be executed over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vm_backups_project:vm_backups:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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