CVE-2024-12818 WP Smart TV <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the tv-video-player shortcode, leading to code execution when users view 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-2024-12818?

CVE-2024-12818 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in robdavenport WP Smart TV, published on 15 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Smart TV plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'tv-video-player' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.8 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-2024-12818?

How do I fix CVE-2024-12818?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12818 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-2024-12818 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12818 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj5r-8563-f662.

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