CVE-2024-2278 WooCommerce Product Filter < 1.4.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Admins can inject malicious scripts via filter settings in the WooCommerce Product Filter plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.

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-2024-2278?

CVE-2024-2278 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Themify , published on 1 Apr 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

Themify WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its Filters settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themify Woocommerce Product Filter.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2278?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2278 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-2024-2278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-492v-6h78-6p3g.

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