CVE-2024-22289 WordPress Post views Stats plugin <= 1.4.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via DOM-based XSS in the Post views Stats plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-22289?
CVE-2024-22289 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CyberNetikz Post views Stats, published on 31 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 CyberNetikz Post views Stats post-views-stats allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Post views Stats: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22289?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cybernetikz Post Views Stats.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22289?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22289 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-2024-22289 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22289 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-893r-3jv5-xxp5.