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CVE-2024-56237 WordPress Contest Gallery plugin <= 24.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Contest Gallery plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.

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-2024-56237?

CVE-2024-56237 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery, published on 2 Jan 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Wasiliy Strecker / ContestGallery developer Contest Gallery contest-gallery allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Contest Gallery: from n/a through <= 24.0.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56237?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Contest-Gallery Contest Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56237 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-2024-56237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cw5-pc98-mp64.

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