CVE-2021-24659 PostX Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid < 2.4.10 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts into PostX Gutenberg Blocks, potentially compromising other users' sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-24659?

CVE-2021-24659 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid, published on 27 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The PostX – Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.4.10 allows users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via the plugin's block.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24659?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpxpo Postx - Gutenberg Blocks for Post Grid.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24659?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24659 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-2021-24659 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24659 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3p5r-wcf3-c745.

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