CVE-2024-56021 WordPress Category Post Shortcode Plugin <= 2.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Category Post Shortcode plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-56021?
CVE-2024-56021 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ibnuyahya Category Post Shortcode, published on 31 Dec 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 ibnuyahya Category Post Shortcode category-post-shortcode allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Category Post Shortcode: from n/a through <= 2.4.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56021?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56021?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56021 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-2024-56021 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56021 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fp55-px6c-pr7w.