CVE-2024-50415 Cross-site scripting in Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress
Stored XSS in Ads.txt Manager plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into WordPress admin pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-50415?
CVE-2024-50415 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pagup Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Pagup Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress app-ads-txt allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50415?
How do I fix CVE-2024-50415?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50415 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-2024-50415 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50415 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq82-mx5h-p3f2.