CVE-2021-24642 Scroll Baner <= 1.0 - CSRF to RCE
Attackers can trick admins into changing settings via CSRF, leading to remote code execution through file upload or XSS.
- 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-2021-24642?
CVE-2021-24642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Scroll Baner, 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 Scroll Baner WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF check in place when saving its settings, nor perform any sanitisation, escaping or validation on them. This could allow attackers to make logged in admin change them and could lead to RCE (via a file upload) as well as XSS
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scroll Banner Project Scroll Banner.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mm76-wgcc-5xg2.