CVE-2021-24613 Post Views Counter < 1.3.5 - Authenticated Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via Post Views Label settings, leading to stored XSS attacks on the frontend.
- 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-2021-24613?
CVE-2021-24613 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Post Views Counter, 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 Post Views Counter WordPress plugin before 1.3.5 does not sanitise or escape its Post Views Label settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the frontend even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24613?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dfactory Post Views Counter.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24613?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24613 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-2021-24613 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24613 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x53f-v73q-grpf.