CVE-2021-24679 Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce < 1.6.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users' browsers via the 's' parameter in the Bitcoin/AltCoin Payment Gateway plugin.
- 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-2021-24679?
CVE-2021-24679 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce & Multivendor store / shop, published on 4 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 Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not escape the 's' GET parameter before outputting back in the All Masking Rules page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24679?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coinmarketstats Bitcoin \/ Altcoin Payment Gateway for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24679?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24679 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-2021-24679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Bitcoin / AltCoin Payment Gateway for WooCommerce & Multivendor store / shop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm5x-5qjj-jgqm.