CVE-2021-24607 Storefront Footer Text <= 1.0.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized footer text in the Storefront Footer Text WordPress plugin.
- 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-2021-24607?
CVE-2021-24607 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Storefront Footer Text, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Storefront Footer Text WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitize and escape the "Footer Credit Text" added to 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-2021-24607?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wooassist Storefront Footer Text.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24607?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24607 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-2021-24607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mwr-q2wv-5p29.