CVE-2021-24912 Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - CSRF to Stored XSS
Attackers can exploit a CSRF vulnerability to inject stored XSS payloads via the translation feature, potentially compromising admin accounts.
- 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-2021-24912?
CVE-2021-24912 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Transposh WordPress Translation, published on 22 Aug 2022. 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 Transposh WordPress Translation WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not have CSRF check in its tp_translation AJAX action, which could allow attackers to make authorised users add a translation. Given the lack of sanitisation in the tk0 parameter, this could lead to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in admin
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Transposh Transposh Wordpress Translation.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24912 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-2021-24912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Transposh WordPress Translation
- CVE-2022-25811 Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-25812 Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Admin+ RCE
- CVE-2022-25810 Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8 - Subscriber+ Unauthorised Calls
- CVE-2021-24910 Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24911 Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76qx-g957-hwpc.