CVE-2024-4534 KKProgressbar2 Free <= 1.1.4.2 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via CSRF, allowing admin account takeover in the KKProgressbar2 Free WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-4534?
CVE-2024-4534 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown KKProgressbar2 Free , published on 27 May 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 KKProgressbar2 Free WordPress plugin through 1.1.4.2 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4534?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Krzysztof-Furtak Kkprogressbar2.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4534 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-2024-4534 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4534 exists.