CVE-2021-24196 Social Slider Widget < 1.8.5 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via reflected XSS in the Social Slider Widget plugin settings page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24196?
CVE-2021-24196 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Social Slider Widget, published on 5 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Social Slider Widget WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 allowed Authenticated Reflected XSS in the plugin settings page as the ‘token_error’ parameter can be controlled by users and it is directly echoed without being sanitized
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24196?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cm-Wp Social Slider Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24196?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24196 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-24196 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24196 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Social Slider Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m86p-9hj8-wr2g.