Google Fonts Typography <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via blockType arguments

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24637
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published August 23, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher apple502j
Description

The Google Fonts Typography WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 does not escape and sanitize some of its block settings, allowing users with as role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks via blockType (combined with content), align, color, variant and fontID argument of a Gutenberg block.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug olympus-google-fonts (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.3
Patched Version
  • 3.0.3
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