# CVE-2021-24743: Podcast Subscribe Buttons < 1.4.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

> Contributors can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Podcast Subscribe Buttons plugin, potentially compromising site visitors.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8m82-w6wf-gfjx

## What is CVE-2021-24743?

CVE-2021-24743 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Podcast Subscribe Buttons, 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 Podcast Subscribe Buttons WordPress plugin before 1.4.2 allows users with any role capable of editing or adding posts to perform stored XSS.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24743?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Secondlinethemes Podcast Subscribe Buttons.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-24743?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-24743 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Podcast Subscribe Buttons

- [CVE-2023-5308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5308/): Podcast Subscribe Buttons <= 1.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24743 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-24743 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Podcast Subscribe Buttons, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24743 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Podcast Subscribe Buttons. 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-2021-24743/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24743/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24743
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24743
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24743

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24743/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.