CVE-2021-25018 PPOM for WooCommerce < 24.0 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS
Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts via settings due to missing authorization and sanitization, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25018?
CVE-2021-25018 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PPOM for WooCommerce, published on 14 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The PPOM for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 24.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in the ppom_settings_panel_action AJAX action, allowing any authenticated to call it and set arbitrary settings. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could lead to Stored XSS issues
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25018?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Najeebmedia Ppom for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25018?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25018 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-2021-25018 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25018 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown PPOM for WooCommerce
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvfj-h2wq-cw77.