CVE-2024-10788 Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes <= 2.11.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Event Context

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject scripts via event parameters, executing them when admins view logs, potentially leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-10788?

CVE-2024-10788 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in elemntor Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes, published on 21 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Activity Log – Monitor & Record User Changes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the event parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrative user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10788?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pojo Activity Log.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10788 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-2024-10788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8fph-vpfj-qv4c.

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