CVE-2024-51860 WordPress Custom Dashboard Widget plugin <= 1.0.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Custom Dashboard Widget allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into admin dashboards, 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-2024-51860?

CVE-2024-51860 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in DuoGeek Custom Dashboard Widget, 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 DuoGeek Custom Dashboard Widget create-custom-dashboard-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Dashboard Widget: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51860?

How do I fix CVE-2024-51860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51860 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-2024-51860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhv7-p7w6-pw88.

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