CVE-2024-51862 WordPress Google Visualization Charts plugin <= 0.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Google Visualization Charts plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- 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-2024-51862?
CVE-2024-51862 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Baptiste Wicht Google Visualization Charts, 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 Baptiste Wicht Google Visualization Charts google-visualization-charts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Google Visualization Charts: from n/a through <= 0.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51862?
How do I fix CVE-2024-51862?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51862 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-2024-51862 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51862 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6v28-4x74-3hpj.