CVE-2021-24910 Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2021-24910?

CVE-2021-24910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Transposh WordPress Translation, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Q: Is CVE-2021-24910 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24910 exists.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-24910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.1 Published 22 Aug 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Reflected XSS in Transposh WordPress Translation plugin allows attackers to execute scripts via the 'a' parameter when curl is installed.

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-2021-24910?

CVE-2021-24910 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Transposh WordPress Translation, published on 22 Aug 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 Transposh WordPress Translation WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not sanitise and escape the a parameter via an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users when the curl library is installed) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24910?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Transposh Transposh Wordpress Translation.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24910 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-2021-24910 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24910 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vvqg-9xpw-c884.