CVE-2024-51868 WordPress DuoGeek Blocks plugin <= 0.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in DuoGeek Blocks allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into WordPress sites, 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-2024-51868?
CVE-2024-51868 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tapan Kumer Das DuoGeek Blocks, 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 Tapan Kumer Das DuoGeek Blocks duogeek-blocks allows Stored XSS.This issue affects DuoGeek Blocks: from n/a through 0.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51868?
How do I fix CVE-2024-51868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51868 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-2024-51868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9964-jv72-p792.