CVE-2021-24972 Pixel Cat Lite < 2.6.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped settings in the Pixel Cat WordPress plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24972?
CVE-2021-24972 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fatcatapps Pixel Cat.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24972 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-2021-24972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qxf-882j-fq36.