CVE-2024-0251 Advanced Woo Search <= 2.96 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the search parameter if the Dynamic Content for Elementor plugin is installed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0251?
CVE-2024-0251 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mihail-barinov Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce, published on 13 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.96 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This only affects sites when the Dynamic Content for Elementor plugin is also installed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advanced-Woo-Search Advanced Woo Search.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0251 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-2024-0251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mihail-barinov Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r54c-g9q5-7fvh.