CVE-2024-25094 WordPress PJ News Ticker Plugin <= 1.9.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Stored XSS in PJ News Ticker allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-25094?
CVE-2024-25094 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Paul Jura & Nicolas Montigny PJ News Ticker, published on 29 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Paul Jura & Nicolas Montigny PJ News Ticker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PJ News Ticker: from n/a through 1.9.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25094?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Primitiv Pj News Ticker.
How do I fix CVE-2024-25094?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25094 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-2024-25094 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25094 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp5p-m9rq-h59j.