CVE-2021-24445 My Site Audit <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
High-privilege users can inject JavaScript via the Audit Name field in the My Site Audit plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24445?
CVE-2021-24445 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown My Site Audit, published on 16 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The My Site Audit WordPress plugin through 1.2.4 does not sanitise or escape the Audit Name field when creating an audit, allowing high privilege users to set JavaScript payloads in them, even when he unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24445?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Draftpress My Site Audit.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24445?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24445 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-2021-24445 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24445 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9x8r-8v3j-4x8m.