CVE-2024-50451 WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the MDTF WordPress plugin, 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-2024-50451?
CVE-2024-50451 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RealMag777 MDTF, published on 28 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 RealMag777 MDTF wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter.This issue affects MDTF: from n/a through <= 1.3.3.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50451?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginus Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50451 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-2024-50451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in RealMag777 MDTF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2v28-q9qp-f3gx.