CVE-2024-43309 WordPress WP Telegram Widget and Join Link plugin <= 2.1.27 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in WP Telegram Widget allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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-2024-43309?

CVE-2024-43309 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Telegram Widget and Join Link, 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 WP Socio WP Telegram Widget and Join Link allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Telegram Widget and Join Link: from n/a through 2.1.27.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43309?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpsocio Wp Telegram Widget and Join Link.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43309 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-2024-43309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mmw6-2gqh-7pr9.

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