CVE-2024-51699 WordPress Buooy Sticky Header plugin <= 0.5.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users' browsers via reflected XSS in the Buooy Sticky Header plugin.
- 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-2024-51699?
CVE-2024-51699 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Buooy Sticky Header, published on 9 Nov 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Buooy Buooy Sticky Header buooy-sticky-header allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Buooy Sticky Header: from n/a through <= 0.5.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51699?
How do I fix CVE-2024-51699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51699 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-2024-51699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc95-gm6x-rx83.