CVE-2021-24658 Erident Custom Login and Dashboard < 3.5.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into plugin settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2021-24658?
CVE-2021-24658 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Libin V Babu Erident Custom Login and Dashboard, published on 23 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Erident Custom Login and Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.5.9 did not properly sanitise its settings, allowing high privilege users to use XSS payloads in them (even when the unfileted_html is disabled)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24658?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Erident Custom Login and Dashboard Project Erident Custom Login and Dashboard.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24658 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-2021-24658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libin V Babu Erident Custom Login and Dashboard
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcmv-92qc-p4qp.