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CVE-2024-2165 SEOPress – On-site SEO <= 7.5.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via image alt parameters, leading to script execution in victim browsers.

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-2024-2165?

CVE-2024-2165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rainbowgeek SEOPress – On-site SEO & Analytics, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SEOPress – On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the image alt parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2165?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seopress Seopress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2165 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-2024-2165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-74g7-xr56-998f.

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