CVE-2021-24535
MEDIUMLight Messages < 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Settings Update
Title source: llmDescription
The Light Messages WordPress plugin through 1.0 is lacking CSRF check when updating it's settings, and is not sanitising its Message Content in them (even with the unfiltered_html disallowed). As a result, an attacker could make a logged in admin update the settings to arbitrary values, and set a Cross-Site Scripting payload in the Message Content. Depending on the options set, the XSS payload can be triggered either in the backend only (in the plugin's settings), or both frontend and backend.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/351de889-9c0a-4637-bd06-0e1fe1d7e89f
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
33.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-352
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
light_messages_project/light_messages
< 1.0
Published
Aug 16, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026