# CVE-2021-24438: ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics < 2.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Reflected XSS in ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics allows attackers to execute scripts in the context of a logged-in administrator.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2g38-36pm-wvv2

## What is CVE-2021-24438?

CVE-2021-24438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics, published on 30 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 ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view before outputting it back in an attribute when the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sharethis Dashboard for Google Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics

- [CVE-2025-1507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1507/): ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics <= 3.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Feature Deactivation (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics, published on 30 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics. 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-2021-24438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24438/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.