CVE-2024-5079 WP eMember < 10.6.7 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Member Registration
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via member registration fields, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5079?
CVE-2024-5079 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown wp-eMember, published on 13 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The wp-eMember WordPress plugin before 10.6.7 does not sanitise and escape some of the fields when members register, which allows unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tipsandtricks-Hq Wp Emember.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5079 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-2024-5079 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5079 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown wp-eMember
- CVE-2024-5076 WP eMember < 10.6.6 - Bulk Delete via CSRF
- CVE-2024-5080 WP eMember < 10.6.6 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-4749 WP eMember < 10.3.9 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2024-5715 WP eMember < 10.6.7 - Reflected XSS via Member Edit
- CVE-2024-5077 WP eMember < 10.6.6 - Stored XSS in Blacklist via CSRF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8f8c-jjv7-xm6r.