CVE-2024-3692 Gutenverse < 1.9.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via the htmlTag option in Gutenverse blocks, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3692?
CVE-2024-3692 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Gutenverse , published on 3 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Gutenverse WordPress plugin before 1.9.1 does not validate the htmlTag option in various of its block before outputting it back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jegstudio Gutenverse.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3692 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-2024-3692 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-3692 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Gutenverse
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxmj-37cj-x4r5.