CVE-2024-5902 UserFeedback Lite <= 1.0.15 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Name Parameter

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject scripts via the name parameter, executing code when privileged users view feedback responses.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-5902?

CVE-2024-5902 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smub UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds, published on 12 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The User Feedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the name parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in feedback form responses that will execute whenever a high-privileged user tries to view them.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5902?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Monsterinsights Userfeedback.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5902?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5902 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-2024-5902 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5902 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcmf-37hx-74m3.

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