CVE-2021-24600 WP Dialog <= 1.2.5.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated high-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WP Dialog plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2021-24600?
CVE-2021-24600 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Dialog, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Dialog WordPress plugin through 1.2.5.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting them in pages, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Dialog Project Wp Dialog.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24600 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-2021-24600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7m66-pvc3-h2x4.