CVE-2021-24732 Dflip Lite < 1.7.10 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped shortcode attributes in the DearFlip WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user 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-2021-24732?
CVE-2021-24732 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook WordPress – DearFlip, published on 18 Oct 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 PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook WordPress – DearFlip WordPress plugin before 1.7.10 does not escape the class attribute of its shortcode before outputting it back in an attribute, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dearhive Dearflip.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24732 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-2021-24732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook WordPress – DearFlip
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5jgv-8q3q-fffv.