CVE-2021-24765 Perfect Survey < 1.5.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via the X-Forwarded-For header in the Perfect Survey plugin when IP anonymization is disabled.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24765?
CVE-2021-24765 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2022. 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 Perfect Survey WordPress plugin through 1.5.2 does not validate and escape the X-Forwarded-For header value before outputting it in the statistic page when the Anonymize IP setting of a survey is turned off, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24765?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getperfectsurvey Perfect Survey.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24765?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24765 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-2021-24765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f2f-rwp6-gw4q.