CVE-2024-49279 WordPress Hyperlink Group Block plugin <= 1.17.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Hyperlink Group Block allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2024-49279?

CVE-2024-49279 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Daniel Floeter Hyperlink Group Block, published on 17 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 Daniel Floeter Hyperlink Group Block hyperlink-group-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hyperlink Group Block: from n/a through <= 1.17.5.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49279?

How do I fix CVE-2024-49279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49279 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-2024-49279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p6xq-7jr2-4g7m.

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