CVE-2024-21745 WordPress Laybuy Payment Extension for WooCommerce Plugin <= 5.3.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Laybuy Payment Extension for WooCommerce allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-21745?

CVE-2024-21745 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Laybuy Payment Extension for WooCommerce, published on 8 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Laybuy Laybuy Payment Extension for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Laybuy Payment Extension for WooCommerce: from n/a through 5.3.9.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Laybuy Laybuy Payment Extension for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21745 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-2024-21745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5c9f-6cwg-mhc5.

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