CVE-2024-1589 SendPress Newsletters <= 1.23.11.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Form Settings

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Admins can inject malicious scripts via form settings in SendPress Newsletters, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.

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-2024-1589?

CVE-2024-1589 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SendPress Newsletters, published on 8 Apr 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 SendPress Newsletters WordPress plugin through 1.23.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pressified Sendpress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1589 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-2024-1589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfm9-vph2-8wfq.

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