CVE-2024-4656 Import and export users and customers <= 1.26.6.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the user agent header, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4656?
CVE-2024-4656 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in carazo Import and export users and customers, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the user agent header in all versions up to, and including, 1.26.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator access and higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4656?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4656?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4656 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-2024-4656 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4656 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7mw-v93q-r9c3.