CVE-2024-35655 WordPress Brave – Interactive Content plugin <= 0.6.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in the Brave Interactive Content plugin for WordPress.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-35655?
CVE-2024-35655 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Brave, published on 4 Jun 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 Brave Brave brave-popup-builder allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Brave: from n/a through <= 0.6.9.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35655?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | All versions | 0.7.0 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | All versions | 0.7.0 |
Products include Getbrave Brave.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35655?
Upgrade wordpress to 0.7.0 or later.
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-2024-35655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Brave
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2024-35655, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2024-35655, GHSA-83xj-7jxp-xh57.