CVE-2021-24729 Logo Showcase with Slick Slider < 1.2.4 - Author+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Authors can inject malicious scripts via Grid Settings in the Logo Showcase plugin, potentially compromising other users' sessions.
- 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-2021-24729?
CVE-2021-24729 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Logo Showcase with Slick Slider – Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid, published on 23 Nov 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 Logo Showcase with Slick Slider WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not sanitise the Grid Settings, which could allow users with a role as low as Author to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via post metadata of Grid logo showcase.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Infornweb Logo Showcase With Slick Slider.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24729 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-2021-24729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Logo Showcase with Slick Slider – Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq3m-v9x8-5263.