CVE-2024-5472 WP QuickLaTeX < 3.8.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Background Color field
Admins can inject malicious scripts via the Background Color field in WP QuickLaTeX, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5472?
CVE-2024-5472 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP QuickLaTeX, published on 13 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP QuickLaTeX WordPress plugin before 3.8.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Holoborodko Wp Quicklatex.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5472 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-2024-5472 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5472 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP QuickLaTeX
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33v5-9rfm-w3f4.