CVE-2024-43304 WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets plugin <= 2.8.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Cryptocurrency Widgets WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43304?
CVE-2024-43304 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cool Plugins Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List, published on 18 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 Cool Plugins Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List: from n/a through 2.8.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coolplugins Cryptocurrency Widgets.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43304 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-2024-43304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cool Plugins Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List
- CVE-2024-0709 SQL injection in Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List
- CVE-2023-36681 WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List plugin <= 2.6.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-27953 WordPress Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List Plugin <= 2.6.8 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqrc-553g-fmrv.