ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics: Cross-site scripting
ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics
- Plugin slug
dashboard-for-google-analytics- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 30, 2021
This CVE was published Aug 30, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape the 'ga_action' parameter in the stats view before outputting it back in an attribute when the plugin is connected to a Google Analytics account, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue which will be executed in the context of a logged in administrator
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N