CVE-2024-6480 SIP Reviews Shortcode for WooCommerce <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the reviews shortcode, leading to potential session hijacking or malicious actions on behalf of other 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-2024-6480?
CVE-2024-6480 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in shopitpress SIP Reviews Shortcode for WooCommerce, published on 31 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SIP Reviews Shortcode for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'no_of_reviews' attribute in the woocommerce_reviews shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6480?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shopitpress Sip Reviews Shortcode for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6480?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6480 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-2024-6480 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6480 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in shopitpress SIP Reviews Shortcode for WooCommerce
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpmx-vxp6-r634.