CVE-2021-24293 NextGEN Gallery Pro < 3.1.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2021-24293?

CVE-2021-24293 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro, 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

In the eCommerce module of the NextGEN Gallery Pro WordPress plugin before 3.1.11, there is an action to call get_cart_items via photocrati_ajax , after that the settings[shipping_address][name] is able to inject malicious javascript.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24293?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagely Nextgen Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24293?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24293 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-2021-24293 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24293 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown NextGen Gallery Pro

• CVE-2013-3684 File upload in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-14314 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-10889 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-1784 File upload in nextgen-gallery High 8.8
• CVE-2020-35942 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-85gc-chp6-6mm9.