CVE-2024-34423 WordPress Forty Four – 404 Plugin for WordPress plugin <= 1.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in the Forty Four 404 Plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- 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-2024-34423?
CVE-2024-34423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpbits Forty Four – 404 Plugin for WordPress, published on 9 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 phpbits Forty Four – 404 Plugin for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Forty Four – 404 Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 1.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34423?
How do I fix CVE-2024-34423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34423 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-2024-34423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcq6-24qx-69mp.