CVE-2021-24814
Javascript code may be executed on a victim's browser.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The check_privacy_settings AJAX action of the WordPress GDPR WordPress plugin before 1.9.26, available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users, responds with JSON data without an "application/json" content-type. Since an HTML payload isn't properly escaped, it may be interpreted by a web browser led to this endpoint. Javascript code may be executed on a victim's browser. If the victim is an administrator with a valid session cookie, full control of the WordPress instance may be taken (AJAX calls and iframe manipulation are possible because the vulnerable endpoint is on the same domain as the admin panel - there is no same-origin restriction).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.08% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- welaunch/wordpress gdpr\&ccpa
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/94ab34f6-86a9-4e14-bf86-26ff6cb4383eExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/94ab34f6-86a9-4e14-bf86-26ff6cb4383eExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.