CVE-2024-56261 WordPress Project Showcase plugin <= 1.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Project Showcase plugin, potentially executing code in victim browsers.
- 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-2024-56261?
CVE-2024-56261 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in GS Plugins Project Showcase, 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 GS Plugins Project Showcase gs-projects allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Project Showcase: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56261?
How do I fix CVE-2024-56261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-56261 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-2024-56261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9vh-2mrj-c67x.