CVE-2021-24902 Typebot < 1.4.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via the Publish ID setting in the Typebot WordPress plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or site compromise.

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-2021-24902?

CVE-2021-24902 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms, published on 27 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms WordPress plugin before 1.4.3 does not sanitise and escape the Publish ID setting, 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-2021-24902?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Typebot Typebot.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24902 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-2021-24902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv5v-53vg-gcm3.

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