CVE-2024-5601 Create by Mediavine <= 1.9.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Schema Meta Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Schema Meta shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5601?
CVE-2024-5601 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mischiefmarmot Create, published on 27 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Create by Mediavine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Schema Meta shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mediavine Create.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5601 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-2024-5601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mischiefmarmot Create
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c7g-j7x8-cc4x.