CVE-2021-24389 FoodBakery < 2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the foodbakery_radius parameter in the FoodBakery WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-24389?

CVE-2021-24389 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chimpstudio FoodBakery, published on 6 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Foodbakery WordPress plugin before 2.2, used in the FoodBakery WordPress theme before 2.2 did not properly sanitize the foodbakery_radius parameter before outputting it back in the response, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24389?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Chimpgroup Foodbakery.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24389?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24389 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-2021-24389 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24389 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w88c-8753-jmrg.

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