CVE-2021-24603 Site Reviews < 5.13.1 - Authenticated Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated admins can inject malicious scripts via review details in the Site Reviews WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS when unfiltered HTML is disabled.

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-2021-24603?

CVE-2021-24603 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Site Reviews, 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 Site Reviews WordPress plugin before 5.13.1 does not sanitise some of its Review Details when adding a review as an admin, which could allow them to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24603?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Geminilabs Site Reviews.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24603 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-2021-24603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3qx-4gvc-v53m.

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