CVE-2024-53278 Cross-site scripting in WP Admin UI Customize
A malicious admin can inject scripts into the WordPress admin interface, allowing arbitrary code execution in other users' browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-53278?
CVE-2024-53278 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gqevu6bsiz WP Admin UI Customize, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WP Admin UI Customize versions prior to ver 1.5.14. If a malicious admin user customizes the admin screen with some malicious contents, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the other users who are accessing the admin screen.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53278?
How do I fix CVE-2024-53278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53278 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-2024-53278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghx6-2rmh-c36g.