CVE-2024-5884 Beauty <= 1.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via tpl_featured_cat_id Parameter
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the tpl_featured_cat_id parameter in the Beauty WordPress theme, affecting all users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5884?
CVE-2024-5884 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in allprices Beauty, published on 13 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Beauty theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tpl_featured_cat_id’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5884?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Allprices Beauty.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5884 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-2024-5884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5884 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9m9-68wf-ppcf.