CVE-2024-6408 Slider by 10Web < 1.2.57 - Editor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via Slider Title, leading to stored XSS attacks in the Slider by 10Web WordPress plugin.

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-2024-6408?

CVE-2024-6408 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Slider by 10Web, published on 31 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Slider by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.2.57 does not sanitise and escape its Slider Title, which could allow high privilege users such as editors and above to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6408?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 10web Slider.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6408 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-2024-6408 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6408 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh6j-hw6c-hv3x.

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