CVE-2024-27278 Cross-site scripting in OpenPNE Plugin "opTimelinePlugin"
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in other users' browsers by injecting malicious content into their profile within the OpenPNE timeline plugin.
- 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-2024-27278?
CVE-2024-27278 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenPNE Plugin "opTimelinePlugin", published on 5 Mar 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
OpenPNE Plugin "opTimelinePlugin" 1.2.11 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. On the site which uses the affected product, when a user configures the profile with some malicious contents, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browsers of other users.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openpne Optimelineplugin.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27278 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-2024-27278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57cq-mhwv-qcfq.