CVE-2024-3918 Pet Manager <= 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributor-level users can inject malicious scripts via Pet settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- 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-2024-3918?
CVE-2024-3918 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Pet Manager, published on 23 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 Pet Manager WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its Pet settings, which could allow high privilege users such as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3918?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dianakcury Pet Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3918?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3918 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-2024-3918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Pet Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p45m-mr9q-rx4p.