CVE-2021-24909 ACF Photo Gallery Field < 1.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in ACF Photo Gallery Field allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the post parameter.
- 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-2021-24909?
CVE-2021-24909 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ACF Photo Gallery Field, published on 17 Jan 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 ACF Photo Gallery Field WordPress plugin before 1.7.5 does not sanitise and escape the post parameter in the includes/acf_photo_gallery_metabox_edit.php file before outputing back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24909?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Navz Acf Photo Gallery Field.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24909?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24909 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-2021-24909 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24909 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown ACF Photo Gallery Field
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6cq-mg6h-wjfc.