CVE-2024-4483 Email Encoder < 2.2.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
An attacker with admin privileges can inject malicious scripts via the protection text setting, leading to stored XSS in the admin interface.
- 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-2024-4483?
CVE-2024-4483 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Email Encoder, published on 29 Jul 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
The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not escape the WP_Email_Encoder_Bundle_options[protection_text] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Webhooks Email Encoder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4483 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-2024-4483 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4483 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Email Encoder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3pw-m4q2-x98m.