CVE-2021-24883 Popup Anything < 2.0.4 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unescaped popup text fields, allowing attackers to execute code in victim browsers.
- 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-2021-24883?
CVE-2021-24883 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Popup Anything – A Marketing Popup, published on 29 Nov 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 Popup Anything WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not escape the Link Text and Button Text fields of Popup, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Essentialplugin Popup Anything.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24883 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-2021-24883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Popup Anything – A Marketing Popup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fv2-2p6h-wc29.