CVE-2024-1273 Starbox < 3.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Starbox WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-1273?
CVE-2024-1273 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Starbox, published on 11 Mar 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 Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squirrly Starbox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1273 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-2024-1273 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1273 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Starbox
- CVE-2023-6806 Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Job Settings
- CVE-2024-0256 Starbox <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Display Name and Social Settings
- CVE-2024-8239 Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-7955 Starbox < 3.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-0366 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans <= 3.4.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjxx-788m-fv7g.