CVE-2024-43263 WordPress Visual Composer Starter theme <= 3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Visual Composer Starter theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43263?
CVE-2024-43263 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Visual Composer Starter, published on 18 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Visual Composer Visual Composer Starter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Visual Composer Starter: from n/a through 3.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43263?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43263 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-2024-43263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w863-jf54-x5r7.