CVE-2021-24609 WP Mapa Politico Espana < 3.7.0- Authenticated Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WP Mapa Politico Espana 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-2021-24609?
CVE-2021-24609 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Mapa Politico España, 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 Mapa Politico Espana WordPress plugin before 3.7.0 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in attributes, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24609?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Mapa Politico Espana Project Wp Mapa Politico Espana.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24609 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-2021-24609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-542c-p7pq-534w.