← Back to CVEs

CVE-2021-41836

MEDIUM

4.8

Description

The Fathom Analytics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and escaping via the $site_id parameter found in the ~/fathom-analytics.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 3.0.4. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.8

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredHIGH

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/14/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

conva:fathom_analytics

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2641005%40fathom-analytics&new=2641005%40fathom-analytics&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-41836(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2641005%40fathom-analytics&new=2641005%40fathom-analytics&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-41836(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.