CVE-2024-30545 WordPress Social Author Bio plugin <= 2.4 - Stored XSS via Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the Social Author Bio plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2024-30545?
CVE-2024-30545 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nick Powers Social Author Bio, published on 15 Apr 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nick Powers Social Author Bio allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Social Author Bio: from n/a through 2.4.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-30545?
How do I fix CVE-2024-30545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-30545 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-2024-30545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-30545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9gq-h86f-vj2g.