CVE-2021-24291 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Photo Gallery by 10Web WordPress plugin prior to version 1.5.69. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via specific GET parameters in the bwg_frontend_data AJAX action, affecting both unauthenticated and authenticated users. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to trigger, and could lead to information disclosure and integrity compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries, Nuclei templates exist for detection. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.5.69CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:10web:photo_gallery:*:*:*:*:*: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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.