CVE-2024-10790 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) <= 7.5.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG uploads in the ASE WordPress plugin, executing code when users view the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10790?
CVE-2024-10790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in qriouslad Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), published on 12 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file. This feature must be enabled, and for specific roles in order to be exploitable.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10790?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10790 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-2024-10790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r5r-hg7h-g433.