CVE-2024-55864 Cross-site scripting in My WP Customize Admin/Frontend
A malicious admin can inject scripts into the admin page, leading to arbitrary code execution in other users' browsers.
- 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-2024-55864?
CVE-2024-55864 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gqevu6bsiz My WP Customize Admin/Frontend, published on 17 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in My WP Customize Admin/Frontend versions prior to ver 1.24.1. If a malicious administrative user customizes the administrative page with some malicious contents, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the other users who are accessing the page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55864?
How do I fix CVE-2024-55864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55864 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-2024-55864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-55864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pqf-c964-4pgp.