CVE-2024-4700 WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin <= 1.4.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the button element, leading to script execution when users view the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4700?
CVE-2024-4700 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wptb WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder, published on 21 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Table Builder – WordPress Table Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the button element in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.14 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. By default, this can only be exploited by administrators, but the ability to use and configure WP Table Builder can be extended to contributors.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4700?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dotcamp Wp Table Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4700?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4700 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-2024-4700 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4700 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wptb WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxcq-r5q3-4wq6.