CVE-2024-56252 WordPress Enter Addons plugin <= 2.1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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

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-2024-56252?

CVE-2024-56252 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in themelooks Enter Addons, published on 2 Jan 2025. 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 themelooks Enter Addons enteraddons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Enter Addons: from n/a through <= 2.1.9.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56252?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themelooks Enter Addons.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56252 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-2024-56252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5hmg-r352-55hf.

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