# CVE-2021-24339: Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Menu Label field in the Pods WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38hf-3vg9-9h45

## What is CVE-2021-24339?

CVE-2021-24339 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 'Menu Label' field parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24339?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Podsfoundation Pods.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24339?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24339 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24339 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24339 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields

- [CVE-2023-6967](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6967/): Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-6999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6999/): Pods - Custom Content Types and Fields - Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-23790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23790/): WordPress Pods Plugin <= 2.9.10.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-11849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11849/): Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields < 3.2.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24338/): Pods < 2.7.27 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24339 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24339 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24339 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24339/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24339/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24339
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24339
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24339

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24339/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.