CVE-2024-27969 WordPress Free Downloads WooCommerce plugin <= 3.5.8.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Free Downloads WooCommerce 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-2024-27969?
CVE-2024-27969 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Enhanced Free Downloads WooCommerce, published on 21 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Enhanced Free Downloads WooCommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Free Downloads WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.5.8.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27969?
How do I fix CVE-2024-27969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27969 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-2024-27969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr5p-mh26-ppww.