CVE-2021-43353 Crisp Live Chat <= 0.31 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit missing nonce validation to inject arbitrary scripts via CSRF, potentially leading to stored XSS in the Crisp Live Chat plugin.

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-2021-43353?

CVE-2021-43353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Crisp Live Chat, published on 18 Jan 2022. 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 Crisp Live Chat WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation via the crisp_plugin_settings_page function found in the ~/crisp.php file, which made it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in versions up to, and including 0.31.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43353?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Crisp Crisp.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43353?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-43353 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43353 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrwr-9wqr-6fc2.

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