CVE-2021-24338 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2021-24338?

CVE-2021-24338 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields, published on 21 Jun 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 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields WordPress plugin before 2.7.27 was vulnerable to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability within the 'Singular Label' field parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24338?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Podsfoundation Pods.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24338 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-2021-24338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

• CVE-2023-6967 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode High 8.8
• CVE-2023-6999 Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution High 8.8
• CVE-2023-23790 WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) High 7.1
• CVE-2024-11849 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2021-24339 Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Medium 5.4

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-32xh-g4cw-vcw5.