CVE-2024-12517 WooCommerce Cart Count Shortcode <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the cart_button shortcode, executing code when users visit affected 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-2024-12517?
CVE-2024-12517 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in prontotools WooCommerce Cart Count Shortcode, published on 14 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WooCommerce Cart Count Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'cart_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4 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-2024-12517?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12517 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-2024-12517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-456p-mpwp-qx7p.