CVE-2024-53741 WordPress Simple Popup plugin <= 4.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts via DOM-based XSS in the Simple Popup plugin, 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-2024-53741?

CVE-2024-53741 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Garrett Grimm Simple Popup, published on 2 Dec 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 Garrett Grimm Simple Popup simple-popup-plugin allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Popup: from n/a through <= 4.6.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53741?

How do I fix CVE-2024-53741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53741 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-2024-53741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xffh-3x24-mr3c.

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