CVE-2024-4362 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Medium 6.4 Published 22 May 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the siteorigin_widget shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

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-2024-4362?

CVE-2024-4362 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 22 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'siteorigin_widget' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.60.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access 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-2024-4362?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siteorigin Siteorigin Widgets Bundle.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4362 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-2024-4362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh2p-rhh2-p26w.