CVE-2024-5001 Cross-site scripting in Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via specific parameters, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5001?
CVE-2024-5001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox, published on 6 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '_id', 'oxi_addons_f_title_tag', and 'content_description_tag' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-37546 may be a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oxilab Image Hover Effects for Elementor With Lightbox and Flipbox.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5001 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-2024-5001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in biplob018 Image Hover Effects for Elementor with Lightbox and Flipbox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qx3m-6x5p-6m3p.