CVE-2024-33918 Cross-site scripting in AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form
Stored XSS in WordPress AJAX Login plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2024-33918?
CVE-2024-33918 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maxim K AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form, published on 3 May 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 Maxim K AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form: from n/a through 2.23.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33918?
How do I fix CVE-2024-33918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33918 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-2024-33918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r534-cvgf-76m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-33918.