CVE-2021-24578 SportsPress < 2.7.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the SportsPress WordPress plugin backend via the match_day parameter, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24578?
CVE-2021-24578 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager, published on 21 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The SportsPress WordPress plugin before 2.7.9 does not sanitise and escape its match_day parameter before outputting back in the Events backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themeboy Sportspress.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24578 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-2021-24578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager
- CVE-2020-13892 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2024-1178 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager <= 2.7.17 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Event Permalink Update
- CVE-2024-3986 SportsPress < 2.7.22 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-34824 WordPress SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager plugin <= 2.7.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjmw-3x38-cvq5.