CVE-2021-24327 SEO Redirection < 6.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts via redirect fields, potentially leading to code execution in the admin dashboard.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24327?
CVE-2021-24327 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager, published on 17 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager WordPress plugin before 6.4 did not sanitise the Redirect From and Redirect To fields when creating a new redirect in the dashboard, allowing high privilege users (even with the unfiltered_html disabled) to set XSS payloads
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24327?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clogica Seo Redirection Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24327?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24327 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-2021-24327 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24327 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j34m-wm68-9hx7.