CVE-2024-51933 WordPress Cookie Nonsense for YT plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A DOM-based XSS vulnerability in the Cookie Nonsense for YT WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers.

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-2024-51933?

CVE-2024-51933 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in dozyde Cookie Nonsense for YT, 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 dozyde Cookie Nonsense for YT yt-cookie-nonsense allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Cookie Nonsense for YT: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51933?

How do I fix CVE-2024-51933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51933 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-2024-51933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8348-jmhf-5pcj.

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