CVE-2024-49236 WordPress Crazy Call To Action Box plugin <= 1.0.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
A DOM-based XSS vulnerability in the Crazy Call To Action Box WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- 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-2024-49236?
CVE-2024-49236 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Crazy Call To Action Box, published on 18 Oct 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 Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Crazy Call To Action Box crazy-call-to-action-box allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Crazy Call To Action Box: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hafizuddinahmed Crazy Call to Action Box.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49236 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-2024-49236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x4q-v57w-v4wv.