CVE-2024-37958 WordPress Meks Smart Author Widget plugin <= 1.1.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Meks Smart Author Widget allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-37958?
CVE-2024-37958 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Meks Smart Author Widget, published on 20 Jul 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Meks Meks Smart Author Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Meks Smart Author Widget: from n/a through 1.1.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37958?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mekshq Meks Smart Author Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37958 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-2024-37958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vc6m-xrh4-qc8q.