CVE-2024-0691 FileBird <= 5.6.0 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Folder Import
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary web scripts via folder imports, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2024-0691?
CVE-2024-0691 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ninjateam FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The FileBird plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via imported folder titles in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. It may also be possible to socially engineer an administrator into uploading a malicious folder import.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0691?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ninjateam Filebird.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0691 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-2024-0691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ninjateam FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager
- CVE-2021-24385 Filebird 4.7.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-2345 Cross-site scripting in FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager
- CVE-2023-25966 WordPress FileBird plugin <= 5.1.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2346 Missing authorization in FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager
- CVE-2024-35166 Information disclosure in Filebird
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgrh-9mx5-cjmf.