CVE-2021-24713 Video Lessons Manager - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Video Lessons Manager WordPress plugin.
- 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-2021-24713?
CVE-2021-24713 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in TODO Video Lessons Manager Pro – Best Video Course LMS, published on 23 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Video Lessons Manager WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 and Video Lessons Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 3.5.9 do not properly sanitize and escape values when updating their settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24713?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cminds Video Lessons Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24713?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24713 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-2021-24713 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24713 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x9x-w43j-xc8w.