Woocommerce
CVE-2021-24938
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.1 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter of the woocs_update_profiles_data AJAX action (available to any authenticated user) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected cross-Site Scripting issue
AnalysisAI
The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.1 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter of the woocs_update_profiles_data AJAX action (available to any authenticated user) before outputting it back. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.1 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter of the woocs_update_profiles_data AJAX action (available to any authenticated user) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected cross-Site Scripting issue Affected products include: Woocommerce Woocommerce Currency Switcher. Version information: before 1.3.7.1.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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