CVE-2024-29142 WordPress Better Search plugin <= 3.3.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Better Search WordPress plugin, potentially executing code in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-29142?
CVE-2024-29142 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebberZone Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress, published on 19 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 WebberZone Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress: from n/a through 3.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29142?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webberzone Better Search.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29142?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29142 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-2024-29142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WebberZone Better Search – Relevant search results for WordPress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33ph-75g4-888g.