CVE-2024-2170 VK All in One Expansion Unit <= 9.96.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via className
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the className attribute in the child page index widget, 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-2024-2170?
CVE-2024-2170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kurudrive VK All in One Expansion Unit, published on 26 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The VK All in One Expansion Unit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the child page index widget in all versions up to, and including, 9.96.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as 'className.' 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-2024-2170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vektor-Inc Vk All in One Expansion Unit.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2170 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-2024-2170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in kurudrive VK All in One Expansion Unit
- CVE-2024-37956 WordPress VK All in One Expansion Unit plugin <= 9.99.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2093 VK All in One Expansion Unit <= 9.95.0.1 - Information Exposure
- CVE-2023-0937 VK All in One Expansion Unit < 9.87.1.0 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-27926 Cross-site scripting in VK All in One Expansion Unit
- CVE-2023-28367 Cross-site scripting in VK All in One Expansion Unit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6pcg-34vx-3h95.