CVE-2024-1571 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.2.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Embed

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Video Embed parameter in WP Recipe Maker, leading to stored XSS execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-1571?

CVE-2024-1571 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Video Embed parameter in all versions up to, and including, 9.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with access to the recipe dashboard (which is administrator-only by default but can be assigned to arbitrary capabilities), 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-2024-1571?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bootstrapped Wp Recipe Maker.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1571 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-2024-1571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3qr9-mgq6-hx96.

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