CVE-2021-24514 Visual Form Builder < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via Form Name in Visual Form Builder, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2021-24514?
CVE-2021-24514 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Visual Form Builder, 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 Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise or escape its Form Name, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24514?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vfbpro Visual Form Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24514 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-2021-24514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Visual Form Builder
- CVE-2022-0142 Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - CSV Injection
- CVE-2022-0141 Visual Form Builder < 3.0.8 - Entries Deletion/Restoration via CSRF
- CVE-2022-0140 Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure
- CVE-2022-1046 Visual Form Builder < 3.0.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9p3-344r-7wm6.