CVE-2024-53747 WordPress Video Player for WPBakery plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Video Player for WPBakery 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-2024-53747?

CVE-2024-53747 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in nutttaro Video Player for WPBakery, published on 1 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 nutttaro Video Player for WPBakery video-player-for-wpbakery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Video Player for WPBakery: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53747?

How do I fix CVE-2024-53747?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53747 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-2024-53747 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53747 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv96-rr8x-2pr7.

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