CVE-2024-2123 Ultimate Member <= 2.8.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into pages via the Ultimate Member WordPress plugin, affecting all users who view the compromised pages.

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

What is CVE-2024-2123?

CVE-2024-2123 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ultimatemember Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the several parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-2123?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ultimatemember Ultimate Member.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2123?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2123 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-2024-2123 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2123 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3v3h-r6wq-rvgg.

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