CVE-2021-24815 Paypal Donation < 1.3.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via the Amount Menu Name field in the Accept Donations with PayPal plugin.
- 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-2021-24815?
CVE-2021-24815 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Accept Donations with PayPal, published on 17 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Accept Donations with PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.3.2 does not escape the Amount Menu Name field of created Buttons, which could allow a high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24815?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpplugin Accept Donations With Paypal.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24815?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24815 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-2021-24815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Accept Donations with PayPal
- CVE-2025-47517 WordPress Accept Donations with PayPal plugin <= 1.4.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
- CVE-2021-24989 Accept Donations with PayPal < 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via CSRF
- CVE-2021-24570 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24572 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Arbitrary Post Deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f22j-qf79-3jj5.