CVE-2024-1533 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.15.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via HTML elements in the Phlox theme plugin, affecting sites using Elementor.
- 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-2024-1533?
CVE-2024-1533 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme, published on 2 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML Element in all versions up to, and including, 2.15.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Requires Elementor and the Phlox theme to be installed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Averta Shortcodes and Extra Features for Phlox Theme.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1533 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-2024-1533 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1533 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
- CVE-2022-3359 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.10.7 - PHP Objection Injection
- CVE-2023-37888 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.14.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2023-7064 Deserialization in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
- CVE-2023-50368 WordPress Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Plugin <= 2.15.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-12588 Cross-site scripting in Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2gr-3cmq-v4w3.