WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-24619 Modified

Per page add to head: Cross-site scripting

Per page add to head 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.

CVE / CNA score 4.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 4.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Per page add to head
Plugin slug
per-page-add-to-head
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 13, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Sep 13, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Per page add to head 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 Per page add to head WordPress plugin through 1.4.4 does not properly sanitise one of its setting, allowing malicious HTML to be inserted by high privilege users even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues.

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

Primary and upstream sources