CVE-2024-29917 WordPress Compact WP Audio Player plugin <= 1.9.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Compact WP Audio Player plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-29917?
CVE-2024-29917 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Compact WP Audio Player, 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 Compact WP Audio Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Compact WP Audio Player: from n/a through 1.9.9.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29917?
How do I fix CVE-2024-29917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29917 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-2024-29917 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29917 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwr4-3rx3-3h22.