CVE-2024-10223 HT Team Member <= 1.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via htteamember Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via the htteamember shortcode, executing them for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10223?
CVE-2024-10223 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in htplugins WP Team – WordPress Team Member Plugin, published on 30 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Team – WordPress Team Member Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's htteamember shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10223?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10223?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10223 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-2024-10223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhx9-v7fc-78f8.