CVE-2021-24971 WP Responsive Menu < 3.1.7.1 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS
Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts into plugin settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against all site visitors.
- 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-2021-24971?
CVE-2021-24971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Responsive Menu, published on 28 Feb 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 Responsive Menu WordPress plugin before 3.1.7.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the wpr_live_update AJAX action, as well as do not sanitise and escape some of the data submitted. As a result, any authenticated, such as subscriber could update the plugin's settings and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against all visitor and users on the frontend
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magnigenie Wp Responsive Menu.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24971 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-2021-24971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhjq-4534-xhgr.