# CVE-2021-24719: Enfold Theme < 4.8.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Enfold WordPress theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via Avia Page Builder.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-476w-cp8h-fwc5

## What is CVE-2021-24719?

CVE-2021-24719 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Enfold, published on 11 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 Enfold Enfold WordPress theme before 4.8.4 was vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The vulnerability is present on Enfold versions previous than 4.8.4 which use Avia Page Builder.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24719?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kriesi Enfold.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24719?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24719 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24719 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Theme Enfold 4.8.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Enfold

- [CVE-2014-7297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7297/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37199/): WordPress Enfold theme <= 5.6.9 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-38400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38400/): WordPress Enfold Theme <= 5.6.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-13695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13695/): Enfold <= 6.0.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery via attachment_id (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-5061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5061/): Enfold <= 6.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wrapper_class and class Parameters (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24719 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24719 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Enfold, published on 11 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Enfold. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24719/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24719/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24719
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24719
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24719

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24719/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.