CVE-2021-24246 WorkScout Core < 1.3.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS
Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into chat messages, leading to stored XSS and cross-frame scripting attacks against other users.
- 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-2021-24246?
CVE-2021-24246 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PureThemes WorkScout, published on 5 May 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 Workscout Core WordPress plugin before 1.3.4, used by the WorkScout Theme did not sanitise the chat messages sent via the workscout_send_message_chat AJAX action, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Frame Scripting issues
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24246?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Purethemes Workscout, Purethemes Workscout Core.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24246 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-2021-24246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2236-w2hm-xc9j.