CVE-2024-1768 Clever Fox <= 25.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers with contributor permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via the info box block, leading to script execution on victim 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-2024-1768?
CVE-2024-1768 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nayrathemes Clever Fox, published on 7 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Clever Fox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's info box block in all versions up to, and including, 25.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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-2024-1768?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nayrathemes Clever Fox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1768 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-2024-1768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in nayrathemes Clever Fox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-759m-xq9v-qx7w.