CVE-2024-0657 Internal Link Juicer <= 2.23.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via 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-2024-0657?
CVE-2024-0657 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in davidanderson Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress, published on 9 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as 'ilj_settings_field_links_per_page' in all versions up to, and including, 2.23.4 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-2024-0657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Internallinkjuicer Internal Link Juicer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0657 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-2024-0657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qhm-fmj7-5c46.