CVE-2024-3823 Base64 Encoder/Decoder <= 0.9.2 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via CSRF in the Base64 Encoder/Decoder WordPress plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3823?
CVE-2024-3823 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Base64 Encoder/Decoder, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Base64 Encoder/Decoder WordPress plugin through 0.9.2 does not have CSRF check when updating its settings, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3823?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mranderson Base64 Encoder\/Decoder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3823 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-2024-3823 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3823 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Base64 Encoder/Decoder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gh2-59h4-gcm3.