XSS in Leaflet Map Project
CVE-2021-24467
The Leaflet Map WordPress plugin before 3.0.0 does not verify the CSRF nonce when saving its settings, which allows attackers to make a logged in admin update the settings via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack. This could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues by either changing the URL of the JavaScript library being used, or using malicious attributions which will be executed in all page with an embed map from the plugin
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Leaflet_map_project Leaflet_map
- Unknown Leaflet Map — versions 3.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24467?
- CVE-2021-24467 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Leaflet Map Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-08-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24467?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24467 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.