CVE-2021-24996 IDPay for Contact Form 7 <= 2.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized input in the IDPay for Contact Form 7 plugin.
- 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-2021-24996?
CVE-2021-24996 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown IDPay for Contact Form 7, published on 14 Mar 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 IDPay for Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin through 2.1.2 does not sanitise and escape the idpay_error parameter before outputting it back in the page leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wki Idpay for Contact Form 7.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24996 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-2021-24996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cggx-439p-9whm.