CVE-2024-11119 BNE Gallery Extended <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via gallery Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via the gallery shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- 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-2024-11119?
CVE-2024-11119 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in bluenotes BNE Gallery Extended, published on 26 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BNE Gallery Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gallery' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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-2024-11119?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11119 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-2024-11119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rr7-f623-4g74.