CVE-2024-49633 WordPress DirectoryPress plugin <= 3.6.19 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

What is CVE-2024-49633?

CVE-2024-49633 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Designinvento DirectoryPress, published on 7 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 Designinvento DirectoryPress directorypress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects DirectoryPress: from n/a through <= 3.6.19.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49633?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Designinvento Directorypress.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49633 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-2024-49633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Designinvento DirectoryPress

• CVE-2024-38755 WordPress DirectoryPress plugin <= 3.6.10 - SQL Injection vulnerability High 8.5
• CVE-2024-32567 WordPress DirectoryPress plugin <= 3.6.7 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.1
• CVE-2023-37967 WordPress DirectoryPress plugin <= 3.6.2 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control Vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-10584 DirectoryPress <= 3.6.16 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 5.4
• CVE-2024-10581 DirectoryPress Frontend <= 2.7.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Listing Status Update Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-c7r9-86xh-x342.