CVE-2024-29097 WordPress User profile plugin <= 2.0.20 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
A stored XSS vulnerability in the User profile plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-29097?
CVE-2024-29097 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PickPlugins User profile, published on 19 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PickPlugins User profile allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User profile: from n/a through 2.0.20.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29097?
How do I fix CVE-2024-29097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29097 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-2024-29097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f66m-qchm-mq7g.