CVE-2021-24936 WP Extra File Types < 0.5.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can trick admins into changing settings to inject malicious scripts, leading to stored XSS and potential site compromise.
- 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-2021-24936?
CVE-2021-24936 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP Extra File Types, published on 24 Jan 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 WP Extra File Types WordPress plugin before 0.5.1 does not have CSRF check when saving its settings, nor sanitise and escape some of them, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24936?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Extra File Types Project Wp Extra File Types.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29ch-3cxc-63fh.