Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24218Facebook for WordPress 3.0.0-3.0.3 - CSRF to Stored XSS and Settings Deletion
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery in Facebook for WordPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Facebook for WordPress | 3.0.0 – before 3.0.0*3.0.4 – before 3.0.4 |
Weakness: CWE-352