CVE-2024-45429 Cross-site scripting in Advanced Custom Fields
An attacker with specific privileges can inject scripts into field labels, leading to script execution in other users' browsers.
- 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-2024-45429?
CVE-2024-45429 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields, published on 4 Sep 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
Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.3.5 and earlier and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions 6.3.5 and earlier. If an attacker with the 'capability' setting privilege which is set in the product settings stores an arbitrary script in the field label, the script may be executed on the web browser of the logged-in user with the same privilege as the attacker's.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpengine Advanced Custom Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45429 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-2024-45429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h827-7423-x2vc.