CVE-2021-39354 Easy Digital Downloads <= 2.11.2 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via date parameters in the Easy Digital Downloads plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.

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-2021-39354?

CVE-2021-39354 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 21 Oct 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the $start_date and $end_date parameters found in the ~/includes/admin/payments/class-payments-table.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.11.2.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39354?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads.

How do I fix CVE-2021-39354?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39354 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-2021-39354 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads vulnerabilities

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