CVE-2024-1379 Website Article Monetization By MageNet <= 1.0.11 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the abp_auth_key parameter, leading to code execution or account takeover when users view affected pages.
- 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-2024-1379?
CVE-2024-1379 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Website Article Monetization By MageNet, published on 20 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 Website Article Monetization By MageNet plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'abp_auth_key' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping and a missing authorization check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-1379?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magenet Website Article Monetization.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1379 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-2024-1379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gqf-hq99-2fwr.