CVE-2021-24480 Event Geek <= 2.5.2 - Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts via the 'Use your own' setting in the Event Geek 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-2021-24480?
CVE-2021-24480 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Event Geek, 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 Event Geek WordPress plugin through 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape its "Use your own " setting before outputting it in the page, leading to an authenticated (admin+) stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Event Geek Project Event Geek.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24480 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-2021-24480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4h84-x34v-8v4p.