CVE-2024-0632 Cross-site scripting in Automatic Translator with Google Translate
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via custom font settings in this WordPress plugin, affecting multi-site or specific configurations.
- 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-2024-0632?
CVE-2024-0632 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in juangirini Automatic Translator with Google Translate, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Automatic Translator with Google Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom font setting in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, 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-2024-0632?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0632?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0632 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-2024-0632 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0632 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j7fq-277w-8778.