CVE-2024-11823 Folder Gallery <= 1.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the foldergallery shortcode, executing them when other users view the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11823?
CVE-2024-11823 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vjalby Folder Gallery, published on 6 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Folder Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'foldergallery' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.4 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-2024-11823?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11823 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-2024-11823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73j9-8xwq-fg39.