CVE-2024-0591 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin <= 3.4.2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the 'A' parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.
- 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-2024-0591?
CVE-2024-0591 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin, published on 13 Mar 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 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'A' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2.2 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tms-Outsource Wpdatatables.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0591 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-2024-0591 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0591 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin
- CVE-2021-24197 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Permission Takeover
- CVE-2021-24198 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Improper Access Control leading to Table Data Deletion
- CVE-2023-4314 wpDataTables < 2.1.66 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2023-23876 WordPress wpDataTables Plugin <= 2.1.49 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-24199 wpDataTables < 3.4.2 - Blind SQL Injection via start Parameter
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3x6-wpp4-45cx.