CVE-2021-24895 Cybersoldier < 1.7.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via URL settings in the Cybersoldier WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2021-24895?
CVE-2021-24895 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Cybersoldier, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Cybersoldier WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not sanitise and escape the URL settings before outputting it in an attribute, which could allow 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-2021-24895?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webbigt Cybersoldier.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24895 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-2021-24895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gx5-vxvp-w58w.