# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhjq-4534-xhgr

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24971?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2021-24971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-24971 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown WP Responsive Menu. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24971/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24971
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24971
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24971

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24971/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.