CVE-2024-29814 WordPress Exchange Rates Widget plugin <= 1.4.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Exchange Rates Widget allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2024-29814?
CVE-2024-29814 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CurrencyRate.today Exchange Rates Widget, 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 CurrencyRate.Today Exchange Rates Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Exchange Rates Widget: from n/a through 1.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29814?
How do I fix CVE-2024-29814?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29814 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-2024-29814 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29814 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr75-gfvc-2mvw.