CVE-2024-2293 Site Reviews <= 6.11.4 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via display name
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via user display names, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- 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-2024-2293?
CVE-2024-2293 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in geminilabs Site Reviews, published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Site Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the user display name in all versions up to, and including, 6.11.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access and above, 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-2024-2293?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2293 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-2024-2293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-362r-2q86-m3fq.