CVE-2024-3583 Simple Like Page Plugin <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3583?
CVE-2024-3583 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in topdevs Simple Like Page Plugin – Fast & Privacy-Friendly Page Embeds, published on 30 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Like Page Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3583?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3583?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3583 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-2024-3583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3583 in the wild and no public exploit code.