Script execution via unsanitized settings tab
Published May 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Reflected XSS in the settings page of Moove Agency Redirect 404 to parent before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to run script via tab. The options-general.php handler returns the tab query parameter in admin-page markup without sanitizing or escaping it, so injected event attributes execute in the browser. Exploitation requires a WordPress administrator to open a crafted settings-page URL, allowing script execution in that authenticated browser context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in the settings page of Moove Agency Redirect 404 to parent before 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to run script via tab. The options-general.php handler returns the tab query parameter in admin-page markup without sanitizing or escaping it, so injected event attributes execute in the browser. Exploitation requires a WordPress administrator to open a crafted settings-page URL, allowing script execution in that authenticated browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-24286
- Published
- May 14, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Moove Agency
- Product
- Redirect 404 to parent
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 14, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.3.1 <1.3.1
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan settings-page proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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