CVE-2024-4477 WP Logs Book <= 1.0.1 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin dashboard via unsanitized log data, potentially compromising administrator accounts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-4477?

CVE-2024-4477 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Logs Book, published on 21 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Logs Book WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its log data before outputting them back in an admin dashboard, leading to an Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4477?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Onetarek Wp Logs Book.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4477?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4477 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-2024-4477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4477 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvh4-52xx-9r94.

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