CVE-2021-24410 Telugu Bible Verse Daily <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject malicious JavaScript into Telugu Bible Verse Daily plugin settings, leading to Stored XSS against administrators.

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-2021-24410?

CVE-2021-24410 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown తెలుగు బైబిల్ వచనములు, published on 16 Aug 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 తెలుగు బైబిల్ వచనములు WordPress plugin through 1.0 is lacking any CSRF check when saving its settings and verses, and do not sanitise or escape them when outputting them back in the page. This could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change the settings, as well as add malicious verses containing JavaScript code in them, leading to Stored XSS issues

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24410?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Telugu Bible Verse Daily Project Telugu Bible Verse Daily.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24410 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-2021-24410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x7wj-pqgr-577j.

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