CVE-2021-24272 Fitness Calculators < 1.9.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Attackers can exploit missing CSRF checks to force logged-in users to modify calculator settings, potentially leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24272?
CVE-2021-24272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown fitness calculators, published on 5 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The fitness calculators WordPress plugin before 1.9.6 add calculators for Water intake, BMI calculator, protein Intake, and Body Fat and was lacking CSRF check, allowing attackers to make logged in users perform unwanted actions, such as change the calculator headers. Due to the lack of sanitisation, this could also lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codeinitiator Fitness Calculators.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c867-3fv3-7vjg.