CVE-2021-25049 Mobile Events Manager < 1.4.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Mobile Events Manager WordPress plugin, bypassing security filters.
- 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-2021-25049?
CVE-2021-25049 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Mobile Events Manager, published on 24 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Mobile Events Manager WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape various of its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25049?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mobileeventsmanager Mobile Events Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25049?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25049 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-2021-25049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Mobile Events Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj4f-w3w4-qfqj.