CVE-2021-36823 WordPress Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin plugin <= 6.8 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the WordPress admin interface via the Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin plugin, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36823?
CVE-2021-36823 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cusmin AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin), published on 23 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Cusmin AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin) allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin): from n/a through 6.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36823?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cusmin Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36823 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-2021-36823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cusmin AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qj7-xwrg-68v3.