#VU57600 Stored cross-site scripting in Leaky Paywall for WordPress - CVE-2021-39357

Vulnerability identifier: #VU57600

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39357

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Leaky Paywall for WordPress
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: ZEEN101

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Leaky Paywall for WordPress: 3.2.0 - 4.16.5

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External links
https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/Leaky%20Paywall.md
https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39357
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2615195/leaky-paywall/trunk/class.php

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.