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Exploit for WordPress Select All Categories and Taxonomies <1.3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2021-24287)

Description:

WordPress Select All Categories and Taxonomies plugin before 1.3.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The settings page of the plugin does not properly sanitize the tab parameter before outputting it back. An attacker can inject arbitrary script 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.

Nuclei Template

View the template here CVE-2021-24287.yaml

Validate with Nuclei

echo "$URL" | nuclei -t ~/nuclei-templates/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24287.yaml
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References:

https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56e1bb56-bfc5-40dd-b2d0-edef43d89bdf
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50349
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24287
https://wordpress.org/plugins/select-all-categories-and-taxonomies-change-checkbox-to-radio-buttons/