CVE-2021-24479 DrawBlog <= 0.90 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the DrawBlog WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24479?
CVE-2021-24479 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown DrawBlog, published on 2 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The DrawBlog WordPress plugin through 0.90 does not sanitise or validate some of its settings before outputting them back in the page, leading to an authenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24479?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Drawblog Project Drawblog.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24479?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24479 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-2021-24479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cghc-jhgh-fr89.