CVE-2021-24301 Hotjar Connecticator <= 1.1.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Administrators can inject malicious scripts via the Hotjar script textarea, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- 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-2021-24301?
CVE-2021-24301 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Blue Medicine Labs Hotjar Connecticator, published on 24 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 Hotjar Connecticator WordPress plugin through 1.1.1 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the 'hotjar script' textarea. The request did include a CSRF nonce that was properly verified by the server and this vulnerability could only be exploited by administrator users.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24301?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluemedicinelabs Hotjar Connecticator.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24301 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-2021-24301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrmf-j7c5-8jqr.