FKIE_CVE-2021-24935

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-12-06 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:41
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The WP Google Fonts WordPress plugin before 3.1.5 does not escape the googlefont_ajax_name and googlefont_ajax_family parameter of the googlefont_action AJAx action (available to any authenticated user) before outputing them in attributes, leading Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2623659Patch, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53702281-1bd5-4828-b7a4-9f81cf0b6bb6Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2623659Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53702281-1bd5-4828-b7a4-9f81cf0b6bb6Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wp_google_fonts_project wp_google_fonts *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "WP Google Fonts",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "3.1.5",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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              "versionEndExcluding": "3.1.5",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin WP Google Fonts de Wordpress versiones anteriores a 3.1.5, no escapa del par\u00e1metro googlefont_ajax_name y googlefont_ajax_family de la acci\u00f3n AJAx googlefont_action (disponible para cualquier usuario autenticado) antes de emitirlos en los atributos, conllevando problemas de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Reflejado"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24935",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:41:09.560",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}



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