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CVE-2021-24438: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2021-24438 affects the ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin versions below 2.5.2. It was discovered and publicly disclosed on August 2, 2021. The vulnerability is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that occurs when the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization of the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view. When the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account, this parameter is output back in an attribute without proper escaping, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (High) and is classified under CWE-79 (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows the execution of malicious scripts in the context of a logged-in administrator. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrative privileges on the affected WordPress installation (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.5.2 of the ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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