CVE-2021-25000 Booster for WooCommerce < 5.4.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in General Module

What is CVE-2021-25000?

CVE-2021-25000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Booster for WooCommerce, published on 3 Jan 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 Booster for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.4.9 does not sanitise and escape the wcj_delete_role parameter before outputting back in the admin dashboard when the General module is enabled, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25000?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Booster Booster for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25000 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-2021-25000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Booster for WooCommerce

• CVE-2021-34646 Booster for WooCommerce <= 5.4.3 Authentication Bypass Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-1986 Elite Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload High 8.8
• CVE-2024-13342 Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload High 8.1
• CVE-2024-13744 Booster for WooCommerce 4.0.1 - 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload High 8.1
• CVE-2022-3763 Booster for WooCommerce - Checkout Files Deletion via CSRF High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g949-jfm3-5qx9.