CVE-2021-24601 WPFront Notification Bar < 2.1.0.08087 - Authenticated Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WPFront Notification Bar plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24601?
CVE-2021-24601 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPFront Notification Bar, published on 6 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WPFront Notification Bar WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.08087 does not properly sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow 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-2021-24601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpfront Wpfront Notification Bar.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24601 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-2021-24601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WPFront Notification Bar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx5c-gqhr-8r8j.