CVE-2021-24975 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster < 4.3.24 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin dashboard via logged requests, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

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-2021-24975?

CVE-2021-24975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster, published on 1 Feb 2022. 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 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.3.24 does not sanitise and escape logged requests before outputting them in the related admin dashboard, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24975?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nextscripts Social Networks Auto Poster.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24975 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-2021-24975 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24975 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpxw-6663-f9cg.

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