CVE-2024-43988 WordPress Mystique theme <= 2.5.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Mystique theme allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- 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-2024-43988?
CVE-2024-43988 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in digitalnature Mystique, published on 17 Sep 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 digitalnature Mystique allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Mystique: from n/a through 2.5.7.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43988?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Digitalnature Mystique.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43988 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-2024-43988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcmx-vh3h-m85m.