CVE-2024-33938 WordPress Sliding Widgets plugin <= 1.5.0 - Broken Access Control to XSS vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2024-33938?
CVE-2024-33938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codename065 Sliding Widgets, published on 2 May 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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in codename065 Sliding Widgets allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Sliding Widgets: from n/a through 1.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33938?
How do I fix CVE-2024-33938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-33938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fj3-qh5c-64g3.