CVE-2024-3973 House Manager <= 1.0.8.4 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in House Manager plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2024-3973?
CVE-2024-3973 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown House Manager, published on 7 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The House Manager WordPress plugin through 1.0.8.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shawon786 House Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3973 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-2024-3973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3pw-x73p-86xf.