PT-2021-15838 · Hotjar · Hotjar Connecticator Wordpress Plugin

Kishore Hariram · Published 2021-05-24 · Updated 2021-05-28 · CVE-2021-24301

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hotjar Connecticator WordPress plugin versions through 1.1.1

Description The issue concerns Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the hotjar script textarea. This could be exploited by administrator users, as the request includes a CSRF nonce that is properly verified by the server.

Recommendations For Hotjar Connecticator WordPress plugin versions through 1.1.1, consider disabling the hotjar script textarea until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24301

Affected Products

Hotjar Connecticator Wordpress Plugin

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eb8e2b9d-f153-49c9-862a-5c016934f9ad · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24301 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24301 · Security Note