CVE-2024-5578 Table of Contents Plus <= 2408 - Editor+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via plugin settings, leading to stored XSS attacks in WordPress installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5578?
CVE-2024-5578 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Table of Contents Plus, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Table of Contents Plus WordPress plugin through 2408 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as editors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dublue Table of Contents Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5578 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-2024-5578 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5578 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Table of Contents Plus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p84-57xr-x7v6.