CVE-2024-1447 Sydney Toolbox <= 1.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via slider elements, 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-2024-1447?
CVE-2024-1447 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smub Sydney Toolbox, published on 20 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sydney Toolbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aThemes Slider button element in all versions up to, and including, 1.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied link. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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-2024-1447?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Athemes Sydney Toolbox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1447?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1447 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-2024-1447 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1447 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in smub Sydney Toolbox
- CVE-2024-4473 Sydney Toolbox <= 1.31 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aThemes: Portfolio Widget
- CVE-2024-4036 Sydney Toolbox <= 1.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-3208 Sydney Toolbox <= 1.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Filterable Gallery
- CVE-2024-2936 Sydney Toolbox <= 1.26 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via _id
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xf62-wwm9-m968.