CVE-2024-3868 Folders Pro <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User First Name and Last Name
Authenticated subscribers can inject arbitrary scripts via user profile fields, leading to potential session hijacking or malicious actions on behalf of 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-2024-3868?
CVE-2024-3868 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in premio Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, published on 4 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Folders Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a user's First Name and Last Name in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-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-2024-3868?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3868 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-2024-3868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9phf-gx7v-cmcx.