CVE-2021-24672 One User Avatar < 2.3.7 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2021-24672?
CVE-2021-24672 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown One User Avatar | User Profile Picture, published on 18 Oct 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 One User Avatar WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 does not escape the link and target attributes of its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24672?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Onedesigns One User Avatar.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24672 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-2021-24672 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24672 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown One User Avatar | User Profile Picture
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f2g-r3q6-6v29.