CVE-2021-24494 WP Offload SES Lite < 1.4.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Stored XSS in WP Offload SES Lite allows attackers to execute scripts in admin context via controlled email fields.
- 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-2021-24494?
CVE-2021-24494 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Delicious Brains WP Offload SES Lite, published on 6 Jul 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 WP Offload SES Lite WordPress plugin before 1.4.5 did not escape some of the fields in the Activity page of the admin dashboard, such as the email's id, subject and recipient, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an attacker can control any of these fields, like the subject when filling a contact form for example. The XSS will be executed in the context of a logged in admin viewing the Activity tab of the plugin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Deliciousbrains Wp Offload Ses Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24494 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-2021-24494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f8j-q25r-f5qx.