CVE-2021-24464 YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup < 2.3.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Authenticated attackers with Contributor role can inject malicious scripts via shortcode options, leading to stored XSS in the YouTube Embed plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24464?
CVE-2021-24464 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt, published on 2 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 2.3.9 did not escape, validate or sanitise some of its shortcode options, available to users with a role as low as Contributor, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24464?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdevart Youtube Embed\, Playlist and Popup.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24464 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-2021-24464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown YouTube Embed, Playlist and Popup by WpDevArt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhv7-95mg-63jj.