CVE-2024-4970 Widget Bundle <= 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Widget Bundle plugin, bypassing multisite restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4970?
CVE-2024-4970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Widget Bundle, published on 21 Jun 2024. 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
The Widget Bundle WordPress plugin through 2.0.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Devnath Verma Widget Bundle.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4970 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-2024-4970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Widget Bundle
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wxxx-873m-7796.