CVE-2024-4783 jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget <= 2.3.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via tminus Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the tminus shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- 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-2024-4783?
CVE-2024-4783 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in baden03 jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The jQuery T(-) Countdown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's tminus shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.25 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-37247 may be a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4783?
How do I fix CVE-2024-4783?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4783 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-2024-4783 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4783 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2qm3-mmvr-v7mm.