CVE-2024-3992 Amen <= 3.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into WordPress settings, enabling stored XSS attacks even in multisite environments.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-3992?
CVE-2024-3992 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Amen, published on 14 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Amen WordPress plugin through 3.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3992?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | All versions | 3.3.2 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | All versions | 3.3.2 |
Products include Joshua Vandercar Amen.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3992?
Upgrade wordpress to 3.3.2 or later.
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-2024-3992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2024-3992, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2024-3992, GHSA-7fq6-6fhp-rwjm.