sbomify Insights

Search by CVE or GitHub advisory id, package name or title.

CVE-2024-34566 WordPress Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) plugin <= 3.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in WordPress Content Blocks plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

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-2024-34566?

CVE-2024-34566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Johan van der Wijk Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget), published on 8 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Johan van der Wijk Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget): from n/a through 3.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-34566?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vanderwijk Content Blocks.

How do I fix CVE-2024-34566?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-34566 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-2024-34566 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-34566 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7mf-5rmr-fgp9.

Is CVE-2024-34566 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free