CVE-2021-24678 CM Tooltip Glossary < 3.9.21 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, allowing stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- 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-2021-24678?
CVE-2021-24678 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site, published on 4 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 CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24678?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cminds Tooltip Glossary.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24678 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-2021-24678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmwf-xjgj-rg8f.