CVE-2024-50470 WordPress Themes4WP YouTube External Subtitles plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via DOM-based XSS in the YouTube External Subtitles plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-50470?
CVE-2024-50470 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Themes4WP YouTube External Subtitles, 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 Themes4WP Themes4WP YouTube External Subtitles themes4wp-youtube-external-subtitles allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Themes4WP YouTube External Subtitles: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themes4wp Youtube External Subtitles.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50470?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50470 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-2024-50470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4xx-fhcp-433m.