CVE-2024-49695 WordPress WP Flow Plus plugin <= 5.2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in WP Flow Plus allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

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-2024-49695?

CVE-2024-49695 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Spiffy Plugins WP Flow Plus, published on 24 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 Spiffy Plugins WP Flow Plus wp-imageflow2 allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Flow Plus: from n/a through <= 5.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49695?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Spiffyplugins Wp Flow Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49695 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-2024-49695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f37j-hh5v-8qrg.

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