CVE-2024-45456 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites using the WP Meta SEO plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2024-45456?
CVE-2024-45456 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in JoomUnited WP Meta SEO, published on 15 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in JoomUnited WP Meta SEO wp-meta-seo allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Meta SEO: from n/a through <= 4.5.13.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Joomunited Wp Meta Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45456 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-2024-45456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in JoomUnited WP Meta SEO
- CVE-2023-1381 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2023-0875 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi
- CVE-2023-6961 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header
- CVE-2023-0876 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect
- CVE-2024-45455 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gp73-hc78-3ch8.