CVE-2021-24388 Vik Rent Car < 1.1.7 - CSRF to Stored XSS
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized custom fields, potentially executing code in admin sessions due to missing CSRF protection.
- 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-2021-24388?
CVE-2021-24388 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in E4J s.r.l. VikRentCar Car Rental Management System, published on 6 Jul 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
In the VikRentCar Car Rental Management System WordPress plugin before 1.1.7, there is a custom filed option by which we can manage all the fields that the users will have to fill in before saving the order. However, the field name is not sanitised or escaped before being output back in the page, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting issue. There is also no CSRF check done before saving the setting, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin set arbitrary Custom Fields, including one with XSS payload in it.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24388?
It affects 1 product.
Products include E4j Vikrentcar Car Rental Management System.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24388?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24388 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-2021-24388 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24388 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw42-gp9m-qx5j.