CVE-2024-33694 WordPress Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget plugin <= 1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-33694?
CVE-2024-33694 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Meks Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget: from n/a through 1.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33694?
How do I fix CVE-2024-33694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33694 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-2024-33694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh69-hv33-ww6w.