CVE-2021-24920 StatCounter < 2.0.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the StatCounter WordPress plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- 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-2021-24920?
CVE-2021-24920 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown StatCounter – Free Real Time Visitor Stats, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The StatCounter WordPress plugin before 2.0.7 does not sanitise and escape the Project ID and Secure Code settings, 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-2021-24920?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Statcounter Statcounter.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24920?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24920 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-2021-24920 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24920 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mr94-59j4-5gp7.