SupportCandy <= 2.2.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24878
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published January 5, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j

Description

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitise and escape the query string before outputting it back in pages with the [wpsc_create_ticket] shortcode embed, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Wordfence blocked 41 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for SupportCandy – Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug supportcandy (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.2.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.6
Patched Version
  • 2.2.7

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