What is CVE-2021-24474?

CVE-2021-24474 is tracked as a Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Awesome Weather Widget.

Which Awesome Weather Widget versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 3.0.2.

How should operators remediate CVE-2021-24474?

No patched release is listed in this record, so monitor the vendor and linked references before accepting the risk.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2021-24474

Awesome Weather Widget <= 3.0.2 - Reflected Cross-site Scripting via id Parameter

The Awesome Weather Widget WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 does not sanitize the id parameter of its awesome_weather_refresh AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability.

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24474 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Awesome Weather Widget. It affects Versions up to 3.0.2 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

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Published

Jun 28, 2021

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

awesome-weather

Risk Profile

6.1 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

Truoc Phan

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

No patched release listed

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24474 is tracked for the Plugin Awesome Weather Widget as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 3.0.2. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type

Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

Not published

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 3.0.2

Tracking ID

CVE-2021-24474

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d261e25-7355-4220-882c-f3266c64252a?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	awesome-weather View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2021-24474
Patched Versions	No patched versions published.
Affected Versions	Versions up to 3.0.2

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