CVE-2024-5058 WordPress Typing Text plugin <= 1.2.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Typing Text plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2024-5058?
CVE-2024-5058 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPDeveloper Typing Text, published on 21 Jun 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 (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPDeveloper Typing Text allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Typing Text: from n/a through 1.2.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5058?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Typing Text.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5058 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-2024-5058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPDeveloper Typing Text
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rrc-wwp9-v95c.