CVE-2021-24515 Video Gallery - Vimeo and YouTube Gallery < 1.1.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admins can inject malicious scripts via video titles and descriptions, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2021-24515?
CVE-2021-24515 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Video Gallery - Vimeo and YouTube Gallery, 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 Video Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not escape the Title and Description of the videos in a gallery before outputting them in attributes, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24515?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Origincode Video Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24515 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-2021-24515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-55xq-r54j-m2x5.