CVE-2024-29796 WordPress Hot Random Image plugin <= 1.8.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Hot Random Image plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2024-29796?
CVE-2024-29796 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hot Random Image, 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 Hot Themes Hot Random Image allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hot Random Image: from n/a through 1.8.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29796?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hot-Themes Hot Random Image.
How do I fix CVE-2024-29796?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29796 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-2024-29796 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29796 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hot Random Image
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f83-rvmm-hgx9.