CVE-2024-53756 WordPress Vertical Carousel plugin <= 1.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Vertical Carousel WordPress plugin 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-2024-53756?
CVE-2024-53756 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Aftab Husain Vertical Carousel, published on 30 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 Aftab Husain Vertical Carousel vertical-carousel-slider allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Vertical Carousel: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53756?
How do I fix CVE-2024-53756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53756 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-2024-53756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9884-7wj6-m27v.