id: CVE-2021-24214
info:
name: WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: tess
severity: medium
description: WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin 3.8.0 and 3.8.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize the login error when output back in the login form, thereby not requiring authentication, which can be exploited with the default configuration.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin (3.8.2) to fix this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31cf0dfb-4025-4898-a5f4-fc7115565a10
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24214
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24214
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2021-24214
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00369
epss-percentile: 0.69528
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:daggerhartlab:openid_connect_generic_client:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: daggerhartlab
product: openid_connect_generic_client
framework: wordpress
tags: wpscan,cve,cve2021,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,wp,openid
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/wp-login.php?login-error='
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- 'ERROR ():'
- 'Login with OpenID Connect'
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
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