CVE-2021-24938 WooCommerce Currency Switcher < 1.3.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via the key parameter in the WooCommerce Currency Switcher plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2021-24938?
CVE-2021-24938 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WOOCS – Currency Switcher for WooCommerce. Professional and Free multi currency plugin – Pay in selected currency, published on 6 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 WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.1 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter of the woocs_update_profiles_data AJAX action (available to any authenticated user) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Woocommerce Woocommerce Currency Switcher.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24938 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-2021-24938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8c8h-r7v9-wmwq.