CVE-2021-24474 Awesome Weather Widget <= 3.0.2 - Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the id parameter in the Awesome Weather Widget plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2021-24474?
CVE-2021-24474 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Awesome Weather Widget, published on 2 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 Awesome Weather Widget WordPress plugin through 3.0.2 does not sanitize the id parameter of its awesome_weather_refresh AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Awesome Weather Widget Project Awesome Weather Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24474 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-2021-24474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Awesome Weather Widget
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmqx-9h6r-8v2v.