CVE-2021-24918

Public Exploit
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed < 4.0.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Settings Update to Stored XSS

Description

The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 did not have any privilege or nonce validation before saving the plugin's setting. As a result, any logged-in user on a vulnerable site could update the settings and store rogue JavaScript on each of its posts and pages.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Third-Party Advisory jetpack.com Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown Smash Balloon Social Post Feed
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d252ad7-bf28-44f3-8cd0-c4fe05c48f35 third party advisory
https://jetpack.com/2021/10/29/security-issues-patched-in-smash-balloon-social-post-feed-plugin/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24918?
CVE-2021-24918 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24918?
To fix CVE-2021-24918, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-24918 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-24918 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24918?
CVE-2021-24918 affects Unknown Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.
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