CVE-2024-4335 Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools <= 1.0.217 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the textAlign parameter, executing code when users view affected pages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-4335?

CVE-2024-4335 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rankmath Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings, published on 9 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘textAlign’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.217 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4335?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rankmath Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4335 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-2024-4335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwgc-8fqm-g5r7.

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