XSS in Woocommerce Currency Switcher

CVE-2021-24938

The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.1 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter of the woocs_update_profiles_data AJAX action (available to any authenticated user) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-24938: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Woocommerce Currency Switcher
  • Woocs – Currency Switcher For Woocommerce. Professional And Free Multi Plugin Pay In Selected — versions 1.3.7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24938?
CVE-2021-24938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Woocommerce Currency Switcher, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-24938?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24938 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.