CVE-2024-4377 DOP Shortcodes <= 1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the DOP Shortcodes plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2024-4377?
CVE-2024-4377 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown DOP Shortcodes, published on 21 Jun 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
The DOP Shortcodes WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dotonpaper Dot on Paper Shortcodes.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4377?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4377 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-2024-4377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f8j-hxpw-f275.