CVE-2021-24939 LoginWP < 3.0.0.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized URL parameters in the LoginWP WordPress plugin admin page, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2021-24939?
CVE-2021-24939 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect), 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 LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) WordPress plugin before 3.0.0.5 does not sanitise and escape the rul_login_url and rul_logout_url parameter before outputting them back in attributes in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24939?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Profilepress Loginwp.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24939?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24939 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-2021-24939 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24939 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8rq5-r7hg-52gr.