CVE-2021-39322 Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Easy Social Icons WordPress plugin under specific server configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39322?
CVE-2021-39322 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cybernetikz Easy Social Icons, published on 2 Sep 2021. 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 Easy Social Icons plugin <= 3.0.8 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` in its main file. On certain configurations including Apache+modPHP this makes it possible to use it to perform a reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack by injecting malicious code in the request path.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39322?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cybernetikz Easy Social Icons.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39322?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39322 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-2021-39322 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-39322 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in cybernetikz Easy Social Icons
- CVE-2022-0887 Easy Social Icons < 3.1.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2015-2084 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2023-48336 WordPress Easy Social Icons Plugin <= 3.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-0840 Easy Social Icons < 3.2.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting in add icon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p2p-7qjx-7r5g.