CVE-2021-24987

Public Exploit

Super Socializer < 7.13.30 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin WordPress plugin before 7.13.30 does not sanitise and escape the urls parameter in its the_champ_sharing_count AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

References

Link	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a14b668f-812f-46ee-827e-0996b378f7f0	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24987?: CVE-2021-24987 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24987?: To fix CVE-2021-24987, 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-2021-24987 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-24987 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24987?: CVE-2021-24987 affects Unknown Social Share, Social Login and Social Comments Plugin – Super Socializer.

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Description

Category

CWE-79 – Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

Frequently Asked Questions