CVE-2021-24218
Facebook for WordPress CSRF and JavaScript Injection Vulnerability
Description
The wp_ajax_save_fbe_settings and wp_ajax_delete_fbe_settings AJAX actions of the Facebook for WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 were vulnerable to CSRF due to a lack of nonce protection. The settings in the saveFbeSettings function had no sanitization allowing for script tags to be saved.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2021, 2:06 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-24218.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/169d21fc-d191-46ff-82e8-9ac887aed8a4 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/two-vulnerabilities-patched-in-facebook-for-wordpress-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/169d21fc-d191-46ff-82e8-9ac887aed8a4 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/169d21fc-d191-46ff-82e8-9ac887aed8a4 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/two-vulnerabilities-patched-in-facebook-for-wordpress-plugin/ No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/03/two-vulnerabilities-patched-in-facebook-for-wordpress-plugin/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:facebook:facebook:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-24218 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-24218
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.04%
score
0.60727
percentile