PT-2022-9546 · WordPress · Asset Cleanup: Page Speed Booster

Jrxnm + 1 · Published 2022-02-01 · Updated 2022-02-04 · CVE-2021-24983

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.8.5

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to sanitise and escape posted parameters sent to the "wpassetcleanup fetch active plugins icons" AJAX action, which is accessible to admin users. This leads to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.8.5, update to version 1.3.8.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "wpassetcleanup fetch active plugins icons" AJAX action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24983

Affected Products

Asset Cleanup: Page Speed Booster

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31fdabb0-bc74-4d25-b0cd-c872aae6cb2f · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24983 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24983 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/26285 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/36644 · Telegram Post