CVE-2024-50541 WordPress Advanced Control Manager plugin <= 2.16.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Advanced Control Manager plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites, 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-2024-50541?
CVE-2024-50541 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in overclokk Advanced Control Manager for WordPress by ItalyStrap, published on 19 Nov 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 overclokk Advanced Control Manager for WordPress by ItalyStrap advanced-control-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Advanced Control Manager for WordPress by ItalyStrap: from n/a through <= 2.16.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50541?
How do I fix CVE-2024-50541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50541 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-2024-50541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gf8-c827-8cjg.