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CVE-2021-24438

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 30, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

Affected WordPress components

  • ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics Plugin · googleanalytics
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.5.2 (including) to 2.5.2 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics — From 2.5.2 (including) to 2.5.2 (excluding)
  • sharethis dashboard_for_google_analytics — Before 2.5.2

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/af472879-9328-45c2-957f-e7bed77e4c2d Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record