CVE-2024-2460 GamiPress – Button <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to script execution in victim browsers.
- 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-2024-2460?
CVE-2024-2460 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rubengc GamiPress – Button, published on 20 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GamiPress – Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gamipress_button' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 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-2024-2460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gamipress Gamipress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2460 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-2024-2460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in rubengc GamiPress – Button
- CVE-2024-1799 SQL injection in GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
- CVE-2023-24000 WordPress GamiPress Plugin <= 2.5.7 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-2505 GamiPress < 6.8.9 - Broken Access Control
- CVE-2024-13496 GamiPress <= 7.3.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via orderby Parameter
- CVE-2024-13495 GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_ajax_get_logs Function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh7h-6rpx-g936.