CVE-2021-24485 Special Text Boxes < 5.9.110 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2021-24485?
CVE-2021-24485 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Special Text Boxes, published on 25 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin before 5.9.110 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24485?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Special-Textboxes Project Wp-Special-Textboxes.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24485?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24485 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-2021-24485 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24485 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8mr3-gpgg-v27c.