CVE-2024-5809 WP Ajax Contact Form <= 2.2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the WP Ajax Contact Form plugin, potentially compromising admin user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5809?
CVE-2024-5809 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Ajax Contact Form, published on 30 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Ajax Contact Form WordPress plugin through 2.2.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against admin users
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5809?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Masdiblogs Wp Ajax Contact Form.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5809 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-2024-5809 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-5809 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Ajax Contact Form
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh4q-xf3f-7h4p.