CVE-2019-16524 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Stored XSS in Easy FancyBox WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject scripts via settings, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16524?
CVE-2019-16524 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The easy-fancybox plugin before 1.8.18 for WordPress (aka Easy FancyBox) is susceptible to Stored XSS in the Settings Menu inc/class-easyfancybox.php due to improper encoding of arbitrarily submitted settings parameters. This occurs because there is no inline styles output filter.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Status301 Easy Fancybox.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-16524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h6hv-v4xc-8xxh.