PT-2021-15911 · WordPress · Autoptimize

Marcin Węgłowski · Published 2021-06-21 · Updated 2021-06-25 · CVE-2021-24378

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Autoptimize WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.7.8

Description The issue allows a high privilege user to upload malicious files, such as .html, containing JavaScript code via the 'Import Settings' feature. This code can execute when a victim visits index.html inside the plugin directory.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.7.8, update to version 2.7.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the 'Import Settings' feature to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24378

Affected Products

Autoptimize

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/375bd694-1a30-41af-bbd4-8a8ee54f0dbf · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24378 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24378 · Security Note