CVE-2024-2444 Inline Related Posts < 3.5.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Inline Related Posts plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2444?
CVE-2024-2444 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Inline Related Posts, published on 6 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Inline Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as Admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2444?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Data443 Inline Related Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2444 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-2024-2444 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2444 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Inline Related Posts
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qg8g-vp27-m3p5.