CVE-2024-53760 WordPress Capitalize My Title WordPress plugin <= 0.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Capitalize My Title 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-2024-53760?

CVE-2024-53760 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Capitalize My Title, 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 Capitalize My Title Capitalize My Title capitalize-my-title allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Capitalize My Title: from n/a through <= 0.5.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53760?

How do I fix CVE-2024-53760?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53760 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-2024-53760 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhv9-g492-7qvv.

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