id: CVE-2021-24987
info:
name: WordPress Super Socializer <7.13.30 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: Akincibor
severity: medium
description: WordPress Super Socializer plugin before 7.13.30 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize 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.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress Super Socializer plugin (7.13.30 or higher) to mitigate the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a14b668f-812f-46ee-827e-0996b378f7f0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24987
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2021-24987
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00086
epss-percentile: 0.35299
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:heateor:super_socializer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: heateor
product: super_socializer
framework: wordpress
tags: cve2021,cve,wpscan,xss,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,heateor
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=the_champ_sharing_count&urls[]='
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '{"facebook_urls":[[""]]'
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
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