CVE-2024-0621 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 8.4.11 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSS Settings
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via CSS settings in multi-site or restricted HTML environments, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0621?
CVE-2024-0621 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in davidoffneal Simple Share Buttons Adder, published on 20 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Share Buttons Adder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0621?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplesharebuttons Simple Share Buttons Adder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0621 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-2024-0621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in davidoffneal Simple Share Buttons Adder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-362w-hwf4-9hcx.