CVE-2021-24736 Shared Files < 1.6.57 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
An attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks against other users.
- 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-2021-24736?
CVE-2021-24736 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files, published on 18 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files WordPress plugin before 1.6.57 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting them in attributes, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tammersoft Shared Files.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24736?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24736 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-2021-24736 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24736 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Easy Download Manager and File Sharing Plugin with frontend file upload – a better Media Library — Shared Files
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvpq-m9vj-27gf.