CVE-2024-50469 WordPress Textboxes plugin <= 0.1.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in the Textboxes WordPress plugin.

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-2024-50469?

CVE-2024-50469 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brightvesseldev Textboxes, 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 brightvesseldev Textboxes textboxes allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Textboxes: from n/a through <= 0.1.3.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50469?

How do I fix CVE-2024-50469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50469 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-2024-50469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3pp2-9g7m-mf2q.

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