CVE-2024-5604 Bug Library < 2.1.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Bug Library WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2024-5604?
CVE-2024-5604 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bug Library, published on 19 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Bug Library WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 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-2024-5604?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bug Library Project Bug Library.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5604?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5604 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-2024-5604 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5604 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Bug Library
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfx6-r52c-8v32.