CVE-2024-2423 UsersWP <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to script 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-2024-2423?
CVE-2024-2423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP, published on 9 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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-2024-2423?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ayecode Userswp.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2423 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-2024-2423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
- CVE-2024-6265 SQL injection in UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP
- CVE-2024-6477 UsersWP < 1.2.12 - Users Information Disclosure
- CVE-2022-47442 WordPress UsersWP Plugin <= 1.2.3.9 is vulnerable to CSV Injection
- CVE-2022-0442 UsersWP < 1.2.3.1 - Subscriber+ User Avatar Override
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2726-6rmv-hf9g.