CVE-2024-29762 WordPress Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) plugin <= 0.5.8.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in the Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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-2024-29762?

CVE-2024-29762 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jory Hogeveen Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars), published on 27 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 Jory Hogeveen Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars): from n/a through 0.5.8.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29762?

How do I fix CVE-2024-29762?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29762 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-2024-29762 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29762 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qrr-rf5c-q7q9.

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