CVE-2021-25065 Smash Balloon Social Post Feed < 4.1.1 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the admin interface via reflected XSS in the Smash Balloon Social Post Feed plugin.

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-2021-25065?

CVE-2021-25065 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Smash Balloon Social Post Feed, published on 17 Jan 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 Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 was affected by a reflected XSS in custom-facebook-feed in cff-top admin page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25065?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Smashballoon Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25065 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-2021-25065 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-25065 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h835-9mx2-q75j.

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