CVE-2021-24615 Wechat Reward <= 1.7 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject malicious scripts into admin settings, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24615?
CVE-2021-24615 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown 微信打赏（Wechat Reward), published on 18 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Wechat Reward WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not sanitise or escape its QR settings, nor has any CSRF check in place, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin change the settings and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24615?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wechat Reward Project Wechat Reward.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24615?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24615 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-2021-24615 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24615 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7w4-wp5x-px69.