CVE-2021-24705 NEX-Forms < 8.4.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into NEX-Forms via CSRF, potentially compromising admin accounts and executing code in the browser.
- 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-2021-24705?
CVE-2021-24705 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NEX-Forms, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 8.4.3 does not have CSRF checks in place when editing a form, and does not escape some of its settings as well as form fields before outputting them in attributes. This could allow attackers to make a logged in admin edit arbitrary forms with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Basixonline Nex-Forms.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24705 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-2021-24705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown NEX-Forms
- CVE-2015-9452 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2022-3142 NEX-Forms < 7.9.7 - Authenticated SQLi
- CVE-2024-53808 WordPress NEX-Forms plugin <= 8.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2023-50838 WordPress NEX-Forms – Ultimate Form Builder Plugin <= 8.5.5 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2021-34675 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5w27-mg8j-wjm2.