CVE-2024-1723 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.58.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary web scripts via insufficient sanitization in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2024-1723?
CVE-2024-1723 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.58.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Affected parameters include: $instance['fonts']['title_options']['tag'], $headline_tag, $sub_headline_tag, $feature['icon'].
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siteorigin Siteorigin Widgets Bundle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1723 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-2024-1723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
- CVE-2023-6295 so-widgets-bundle < 1.51.0 - Admin+ Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2025-5585 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
- CVE-2024-5901 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle <= 1.62.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Image Grid widget
- CVE-2024-5090 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
- CVE-2024-4362 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2g2-rmr5-rccm.