CVE-2021-24405 Easy Cookie Policy <= 1.6.2 - Broken Access Control to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated users or CSRF attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized cookie policy settings, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24405?
CVE-2021-24405 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IZSoft Easy Cookies Policy, published on 6 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Easy Cookies Policy WordPress plugin through 1.6.2 is lacking any capability and CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing any authenticated users (such as subscriber) to change them. If users can't register, this can be done through CSRF. Furthermore, the cookie banner setting is not sanitised or validated before being output in all pages of the frontend and the backend settings one, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24405?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Izsoft Easy Cookies Policy.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24405 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-2021-24405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-95hr-f33r-v5jc.