CVE-2024-5090 Cross-site scripting in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Medium 6.4 Published 11 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the SiteOrigin Blog Widget, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-5090?

CVE-2024-5090 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gpriday SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's SiteOrigin Blog Widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.61.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5090?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siteorigin Siteorigin Widgets Bundle.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5090 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-2024-5090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m6w-6686-g729.