CVE-2021-24599 Email Encoder < 2.1.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via an unescaped parameter in the Email Encoder WordPress plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2021-24599?
CVE-2021-24599 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses, published on 6 Sep 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 Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 has an endpoint that requires no authentication and will render a user supplied value in the HTML response without escaping or sanitizing the data.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Webhooks Email Encoder.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24599 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-2021-24599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwmw-f3cr-593g.