CVE-2021-24995 HTML5 Responsive FAQ <= 2.8.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the HTML5 Responsive FAQ WordPress plugin.
- 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-2021-24995?
CVE-2021-24995 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown HTML5 Responsive FAQ, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The HTML5 Responsive FAQ WordPress plugin through 2.8.5 does not properly sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow a 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-2021-24995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Html5 Responsive Faq Project Html5 Responsive Faq.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24995 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-2021-24995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr23-vqw7-59xh.