CVE-2021-24932 Auto Featured Image < 3.9.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into admin pages via the post_id parameter, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- 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-2021-24932?
CVE-2021-24932 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail), published on 13 Dec 2021. 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 Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24932?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cm-Wp Auto Featured Image.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24932?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24932 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-2021-24932 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24932 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xfx-427g-vgqq.