CVE-2024-37257 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-37257?

CVE-2024-37257 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 22 Jul 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Permalink Manager Lite: from n/a through 2.4.3.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2024-37257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37257 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-2024-37257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite

• CVE-2022-4021 Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery High 8.8
• CVE-2021-24769 Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection High 7.2
• CVE-2024-29092 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.1
• CVE-2022-41781 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2022-4410 Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p5w9-qwrq-hrc4.